Abstract
We report the results of an experimental study on near-threshold gain mechanisms in optically pumped GaN epilayers in the temperature range of 20–700 K. High-quality single-crystal GaN films grown on 6H–SiC and (0001) sapphire were used in this study. We show that the dominant near-threshold gain mechanism is inelastic exciton–exciton scattering for temperatures below ∼150 K, characterized by band-filling phenomena and a low stimulated emission (SE) threshold. An analysis of both the temperature dependence of the SE threshold and the relative shift between stimulated and band-edge-related emission indicates electron–hole plasma is the dominant gain mechanism for temperatures exceeding 150 K. Based on our results, we discuss possibilities of reducing the room-temperature lasing threshold in laser diode structures with a GaN active medium.
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