Effectiveness of inserting an In Ga N interlayer to improve the performances of In Ga N-based blue-violet laser diodes

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2016-06-16
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ElectronleakagestillneedstobesolvedforInGaN-basedblue-violetlaserdiodes(LDs),despitethepresenceoftheelectronblockinglayer(EBL).Toreducefurtherelectronleakage,anewstructureofInGaN-basedLDswithanInGaNinterlayerbetweentheEBLandp-typewaveguidelayerisdesigned.TheopticalandelectricalcharacteristicsoftheseLDsaresimulated,anditisfoundthattheadjustedenergybandprofileinthenewstructurecanimprovecarrierinjectionandenhancetheeffectiveenergybarrieragainstelectronleakagewhentheIncompositionoftheInGaNinterlayerisproperlychosen.Asaresult,thedeviceperformancesoftheLDsareimproved.