Abstract
In this work, a nanoscale-heterostructure with composition layers AlAsSb/InGaAs/GaAsSb is designed on a GaAs
substrate. The associated wavefunctions, dispersion profile, behavior of dipole transition matrix elements and optical gain
have been evaluated. The heterostructure is modeled using 6 band method by solving the 6 × 6 Luttinger-Kohn
Hamiltonian. At room temperature, the optical gain of around 6500 cm-1 is obtained at the 1460 nm wavelength for injected
carrier concentration of 5 x 1012/cm2
. The effects of the externally applied strain and temperature are also investigated for
the possible tuning of optical gain and wavelength in the NIR range.
Keywords
Optical gain, Heterostructure, Quantum well, Near-infrared, method.
Citation
JAYPRAKASH VIJAY, A. K. SINGH, P. K. JAIN, P. A. ALVI, KULWANT SINGH, AMIT RATHI, Optical gain characteristics of GaAs based type-II AlAsSb/InGaAs/GaAsSb nanoscale heterostructure for near infrared applications, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 15, 3-4, March-April 2021, pp.114-119 (2021).
Submitted at: Sept. 9, 2020
Accepted at: April 7, 2021