Published October 1999 | Version v1
Journal article

Possibility of using BeMgZnSe as a new cladding material for ZnSe-based blue laser diodes

  • 1. Kyunghee Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Kwangwoon Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
  • 3. Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan)

Description

We calculated the gain and the radiative recombination current density of ZnSe/BexMgyZn1-x-ySe/BexMgyZn1-x-ySe separate confinement heterostructure (SCH) laser diodes and compared the results with those for the more popular ZnSe/Zn1-xMgxSySe1-y/Zn1-xMgxSySe1-y system. For five different values of the cladding-layer energy gap (Eg,c), we sought the optimum SCH structure that had a minimum threshold current density for both quaternaries, and we compared the corresponding current densities. For the same Eg,c, ZnMgSSe was found to have a smaller threshold current density. The threshold current density decreased rapidly with increasing. Eg,c in both materials. Therefore, if the available energy gap of the BeMgZnSe cladding is larger than that of ZnMGZnSSe, BeMgZnSe may be the better choice

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean physical society
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
4
Series
28 refs, 5 figs, 1 tab
Journal Page Range
p. 334-338
ISSN
0374-4884

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
34074862
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CLADDING; CURRENT DENSITY; ENERGY GAP; THRESHOLD CURRENT; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; WAVEGUIDES
Descriptors DEC
CURRENTS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELEMENTS; METALS; SURFACE COATING