Abstract
This paper reports experimental results on single quantum-well separate confinement heterostructures (SQW SCH) with low-confinement factor, designed for very high-power operation. The maximum power output for AR/HR coated 3-mm-long devices, measured in very short pulsed conditions (100 ns/1 kHz), from 10-/spl mu/m-wide stripes was as high as 6.4 W before catastrophic optical degradation. If scaled to continuous-wave (CW) conditions, this value would be 800-1100 MW, which would mean a factor of 22.7 times more than reported for the best devices with normal design for threshold minimization. The absorption coefficient for the symmetrical structure is as low as 1.1 cm/sup -1/, in spite of the low trapping efficiency of carriers in the quantum well (QW). The maximum differential efficiency is 40% (both faces, uncoated devices) for symmetrical structure and 33% for the asymmetrical one (all measurements in pulsed conditions). Threshold current densities were 800 A/cm/sup 2/ for 5-mm-long devices in the symmetrical case and 2200 A/cm/sup 2/ in the asymmetrical one. The effects of inefficient carrier trapping in the QW on the threshold current densities and differential efficiency are discussed.
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