Abstract
Temperature characteristics of optically pumped micro-disk lasers (MDLs) incorporating InAs quantum dot active regions are investigated for on-chip light sources. The InAs quantum dot MDLs were grown on V-groove patterned (001) silicon, fully compatible with the prevailing complementary metal oxide-semiconductor technology. By combining the high-quality whispering gallery modes and 3D confinement of injected carriers in quantum dot micro-disk structures, we achieved lasing operation from 10 K up to room temperature under continuous optical pumping. Temperature dependences of the threshold, lasing wavelength, slope efficiency, and mode linewidth are examined. An excellent characteristic temperature To of 105 K has been extracted.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 109 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 4 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)