Abstract
We demonstrate interband cascade lasers fabricated into ring-shaped cavities with vertical light emission through the substrate at a wavelength of λ ≈ 3.7 μm. The out-coupling mechanism is based on a metallized second-order distributed feedback grating. At room-temperature, a pulsed threshold current-density of 0.75 kA/cm2 and a temperature-tuning rate of 0.3 nm/°C are measured. In contrast to the azimuthal polarization of ring quantum cascade lasers, we observe a radial polarization of the projected nearfield of ring interband cascade lasers. These findings underline the fundamental physical difference between light generation in interband and intersubband cascade lasers, offering new perspectives for device integration.
Highlights
We demonstrate interband cascade lasers fabricated into ring-shaped cavities with vertical light emission
The out-coupling mechanism is based on a metallized second-order distributed feedback grating
we observe a radial polarization of the projected nearfield of ring interband cascade lasers
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