Abstract
We theoretically show the feasibility of optically and electrically pumped Hg-based vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) that emit at midwave-infrared wavelengths up to thermoelectric cooler temperatures. The maximum operating temperature is significantly enhanced by employing a multiple quantum-well active region with very thin (20–30 Å) HgTe wells engineered to yield a strong suppression of both Auger recombination and intervalence free-carrier absorption. Hg0.65Cd0.35Te/Hg0.1Cd0.9Te distributed Bragg reflectors are employed for one or both of the mirrors defining the optical cavity. Detailed numerical simulations of VCSELs emitting at λ≈4.3 μm predict that for optical pumping at 1.06 μm, a maximum operating temperature of 220 K should be achievable for pulsed operation and 160 K in cw mode, with a cw power output of up to 2.6 mW per array element at 100 K. Injection VCSELs are predicted to operate up to 200 K for pulsed operation and 105 K for quasi-cw with a 10% duty cycle.
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