Abstract
Distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) lattice-matched Pb1-xSn xTe/PbSeyTe1-y diode lasers were fabricated using liquid phase epitaxy. These DBR lasers were operated within a limited range of heat-sink temperatures 8.5-38 K, and the threshold current density at 20 K was ∼3 kA/cm2. Single longitudinal-mode operation was obtained up to more than three times the threshold current. The DBR lasers exhibited continuous tuning over a relatively wide range of ∼6 cm -1 near 775 cm-1 (12.9 μm). The average tuning rate was 0.21 cm-1/K, and it was much smaller than the rate for corresponding Fabry-Perot lasers, which was 2.3 cm-1/K.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 275-277 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1984 |