InP based lasers and optical amplifiers with wire-/dot-like active regions

Long wavelength lasers and semiconductor optical amplifiers based on InAs quantum wire-/dot-like active regions were developed on InP substrates dedicated to cover the extended telecommunication wavelength range between 1.4 and 1.65 mu m. In a brief overview different technological approaches will be discussed, while in the main part the current status and recent results of quantum-dash lasers are reported. This includes topics like dash formation and material growth, device performance of lasers and optical amplifiers, static and dynamic properties and fundamental material and device modelin

Study of Low-Energy Ion Assisted Epitaxy of Gan Films: Influence of the Initial Growth Rate

AbstractThe deposition of thin epitaxial hexagonal gallium nitride films on c-plane sapphire by low-energy nitrogen ion assisted deposition is shown to result in films of high crystalline quality. The quality can be further heightened by using the concept of an isothermal growth rate ramp. Characterization of film structure, defect density distribution and surface topography by XRD, RBS/C, and AFM, respectively, reveals the importance of the nitrogen ion energy and the ion to atom ratio on the film properties.</jats:p