Engineering of AlGaN-Delta-GaN Quantum-Well Gain Media for Mid- and Deep-Ultraviolet Lasers

The gain characteristics of AlGaN-delta-GaN quantum wells (QWs) with varying delta-GaN positions and AlGaN QW compositions are analyzed. The use of optimized AlGaN-delta-GaN QWs resulted in ~ 7-times increase in material gain over that of conventional AlGaN QWs for gain media emitting at ~ 240 nm. B...

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Main Authors: Jing Zhang, Nelson Tansu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2013-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6469152/