Electrically injected 1.3-mu m quantum-dot photonic-crystal surface-emitting lasers

Abstract

We have fabricated electrically injected InAs/InGaAs/GaAs quantum-dot (QD) photonic-crystal (PC) surface-emitting lasers (SELs) and successfully demonstrated roomtemperature lasing emissions at 1.3-mu m wavelength for the first time. The PCSEL device fabrication was greatly simplified by deposition of transparent conducting layer of indiumtin- oxide over "PC slab-on-substrate" structure. The threshold current density per QD layer was as low as 50 A/cm(2)/layer; however, the optical output was limited to 2 mW. The bandedge lasing mode was identified and near-circular beam with narrow divergence angle less than 2 degrees was achieved. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement