Reduction of the Lasing Threshold in Optically Pumped AlGaN/GaN Lasers with Two-Step Etched Facets
Semiconductor science and technology(2022)
摘要
We report a two-step process to obtain smooth and vertical {10-10} m-plane facets in AlGaN/GaN separate confinement heterostructures designed to fabricate UV lasers emitting at 355 nm. The process consists in a dry etching by RIE-ICP combined with a crystallographic-selective wet etching process using a KOH-based solution. The anisotropy in the wet etching rates between the different crystallographic planes of the AlGaN structure, allows the fabrication of flat and parallel facets without a degradation of the multilayered ensemble. The optical performance of the lasers display a major improved when using the two-step process for the definition of the cavity, in comparison to cavities fabricated by mechanical cleaving, with the lasing threshold under optical pumping being reduced to almost half.
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AlGaN,UV laser,etching,lasing threshold,GaN,photoluminescence
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