• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.124-127
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• 2011

Quantum dots were designed within a GRIN-SCH(Graded index - Separate confinement Heterostructure) heterostructure to create a high power InAlAs/AlGaAs laser diode. 808 nm light emission was with a quantum dot composition of In0.665Al0.335As and wetting layer composition of Al0.2Ga0.8As by LASTIP simulation software. Typical characteristics of GRIN structures such as high confinement ratios and Gaussian beam profiles were shown to still apply when quantum dots are used as the active media. With a dot density of 1.0x1011 dots/cm2, two quantum dot layers were found to be good enough for low threshold, high-power laser applications.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.122-122
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• 2013

In this talk, some optical properties of quantum dot based mode-locked diode lasers and photonic crystal nano lasers will be discussed. Linewidth enhancement factor, chirp and interband injection locking technique of quantum dot mode-locked lasers will be presented. Also various types of photonic crystal buried heterostructure lasers toward coherent nano laser will be covered as well.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.371-376
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• 2007

We have investigated the lasing characteristics of the InGaAs quantum dot laser diode (QD-LD) and InGaAs quantum well laser diode (QW-LD) operated at the 980 nm wavelength range. The 980-nm lasers are used as a pumping source for a erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) and it shows high efficiency in long-haul optical fiber network. We have compared the threshold current density, the characteristic temperature, the optical power and the internal efficiency of QD-LD and QW-LD under a pulsed current condition. The QD-LD shows superior performances to the QW-LD. Further optimization of a LD structure is expected to the superior performances of a QD-LD.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.477-478
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• 2006

Characteristics of InAs/GaAs quantum dot (QD) ridge laser diodes (LDs) are investigated for high-power $1.3\;{\mu}m$ applications. For QD ridge LDs with a $5-{\mu}m$-wide stripe and a 1-mm-long cavity, the emission wavelength of 1284.1 nm, the single-uncoated-facet CW output power as high as 90 mW, the external efficiency of 0.31 W/A and the threshold current density of $800\;mA/cm^2$ are obtained. The linewidth enhancement factor ($\alpha$-factor) is successfully measured to be between 0.4 and 0.6, which are about four times as small values with respect to conventional quantum well structure. It is possible that this result significantly reduce the filamentation of far-field profiles resulting in better beam quality for high power operation.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.266-271
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• 2009

We have investigated the lasing characteristics of GaAs-based 1300 nm wavelength region InAs Quantum Dot Laser Diode grown by Migration Enhanced Molecular Beam Epitaxy. Under a pulsed and CW operation, we observed the state switching of lasing wavelength from ground state (1302 nm) to excited state (1206 nm) due to the gain saturation of ground state. Under a pulsed operation, $J_{th}=92A/cm^2$, $\lambda_L=1311\;nm$ and under a CW operation, $J_{th}=247A/cm^2$, $\lambda_L=1320\;nm$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2006.02a
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• pp.203-203
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.131-131
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• 2010

The power of semiconductor laser diodes has been limited primarily by the heating effects which occur at high optical intensities. The actual limiting event can take one of a number of forms such as. catastrophic optical damage or filamentation. A general approach to this problem is to design a heterostructure which creates a high powered output while maintaining low internal optical intensities. A graded index separate confinement heterostructure (GRIN-SCH) is one such structure that accomplishes the above task. Here, the active region is sandwiched between graded index layers where the index of refraction increases nearer to the active layer. This structure has been shown to yield a high efficiency due to the confinement of both the optical power and carriers, thereby reducing the optical intensity required to achieve higher powers. The optical confinement also reinforces the optical beam quality against high power effects. Quantum dots have long been a desirable option for laser diodes due to the enhanced optical properties associated with the zeroth dimensionality. In our work, we use PICS3D software created by Crosslight Software Inc. to simulate the performance of In0.67A10.33As/A10.2Ga0.8AsquantumdotsusedwithaGRIN-SCH. The simulation tools are used to optimize the GRIN-SCH structure for high efficiency and optical beam quality.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.30-34
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• 2005

This study shows the lasing characteristics of InGaAs/InGaAsP multiple-quantum-well waveguide-type depleted optical thyristor (DOT) using the vertical window. The measured switching voltage and current are 3.36 V and 10 ㎂, respectively. The lasing threshold current is 131 mA at 25 ℃. The output peak wavelength is 1570 nm at a bias current of 1.22 Ith and there is not input signal anymore in the output port. The vertical injection depleted optical thyristor - laser diode (VIDOT-LD) using the vertical-injection structure shows very good isolation between input and output signal.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.130-130
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• 2010

고출력 레이저 다이오드는 광 디스크, 고체 레이저 여기, 광섬유 증폭기, 레이저 프린터, 위성 간 통신 등의 여러분야에 응용되고 있고. 고효율, 저가격, 초소형등과 같은 장점으로 수요가 점점 증가하고 있다. 최근 레이저 다이오드의 광출력 향상 및 열적 안성성를 위해 양자점(Quantum Dot) 응용에 대해 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 양자점 기반 레이저 다이오드는 전자가 3차원으로 구속되어 있어 열적 안정성이 우수할 뿐만 아니라 낮은 문턱전류밀도로 인해 열 발생이 적어 광출력 감소 현상을 지연시킬 수 있다. 또한 발광면에서의 재결합 확률이 낮아 표면재결합에 의한 신뢰성 열화 문제를 해결할 수 있어 고신뢰성의 레이저 다이오드를 개발할 수 있다. 고출럭 808 nm 양자점 레이저 다이오드 개발을 위해서는 레이저 다이오드의 활성 영역인 양자점 구조에 대한 연구가 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 최적화된 고출력 808 nm 양자점 레이저 다이오드 에피 성장을 위해 에피 구조에 대한 2D 시뮬레이션을 수행하였고, 양자점 밀도 및 에피층 변화에 따른 최적 양자점 구조에 대한 연구를 수행하였다.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.02a
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• pp.152-153
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• 2003

최근 양자점 (Quantum Dot-QD)에 대한 관심이 기초 물리학뿐만 아니라 광전소자 응용 측면에서 많은 주목을 끌고 있다. 특히, 자발 형성방법으로 성장시킨 양자점 (Self-assembled QD)을 이용하여 Laser Diode와 같은 광소자에 응용한 결과가 발표되고 있다. 이러한 자발형성 방법으로 성장한 양자점을 광통신에 응용하기 위해서는 발광파장을 제어할 필요성이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 단거리 광통신에 응용 될 수 있는 1.3 $\mu$m 영역과 장거리 광통신에 사용하는 1.55 $\mu$m 영역으로 InAs 양자점의 발광 파장을 변조한 결과에 대하여 분석하였다. (중략)