Inverted n–p junction 940‐nm vertical‐cavity surface‐emitting laser arrays consisting of 875 devices on p‐GaAs substrate

• Published in: Electronics letters Vol. 60; no. 9
• Main Authors: Lee, Yong Gyeong, Pouladi, Sara, Kim, Nam‐In, Moradnia, Mina, Kim, Jaekyun, Lee, Keon Hwa, Ryou, Jae‐Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 01.05.2024
• Subjects: dislocation density; gallium arsenide; semiconductor laser arrays; semiconductor lasers; sensors
• ISSN: 0013-5194; 1350-911X
• DOI: 10.1049/ell2.13166

The authors demonstrate a large‐area vertical‐cavity surface‐emitting laser (VCSEL) 25 × 35 array on a p‐type GaAs substrate with an emission wavelength of ∼940 nm and optical output power > 1 W, using an inverted junction (n‐up) epitaxial structure for emerging sensing applications. The electrical characteristic (series resistance) of the inverted n–p VCSELs is better than that of standard p–n VCSELs, but optical characteristics (the threshold current density and slope efficiency) are worse possibly due to crystalline defects originating from the p‐type substrate whose effect could be avoided in small‐area VCSELs. Other inverted junction structures on an n‐type substrate are needed for further development. The authors developed large‐area vertical‐cavity surface‐emitting laser 25 × 35 array on a p‐type GaAs substrate with an emission wavelength of ∼940 nm and optical output power > 1 W, using an inverted junction (n‐up) epitaxial structure for emerging sensing applications.