Temperature profile of GaInAs/AlInAs/InP quantum cascade-laser facets measured by microprobe photoluminescence

Vincenzo Spagnolo; Mariano Troccoli; Gaetano Scamarcio; Claire Gmachl; Federico Capasso; Alessandro Tredicucci; A. Michael Sergent; Albert L. Hutchinson; Deborah L. Sivco; Alfred Y. Cho

doi:10.1063/1.1359146

Temperature profile of GaInAs/AlInAs/InP quantum cascade-laser facets measured by microprobe photoluminescence

Vincenzo Spagnolo, Mariano Troccoli, Gaetano Scamarcio, Claire Gmachl, Federico Capasso, Alessandro Tredicucci, A. Michael Sergent, Albert L. Hutchinson, Deborah L. Sivco, Alfred Y. Cho

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The local temperature of quantum-cascade lasers operating in continuous wave mode is reported. This information is extracted from the thermal shift of the band-to-band photoluminescence peaks in the AlInAs and InP cladding layers of quantum-cascade laser facets using a high-resolution microprobe setup. Interpolation by means of a two-dimensional heat diffusion model allows to obtain the temperature profile and the thermal conductivity in the waveguide core. Comparison between substrate and epilayer-side mounted lasers shows the superior thermal dissipation capability of the latter, and explains their better performance with respect to threshold current and maximum operating temperature.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2095-2097
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	78
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1359146
State	Published - Apr 9 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Temperature profile of GaInAs/AlInAs/InP quantum cascade-laser facets measured by microprobe photoluminescence

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