Blue-Green Stimulated Emission in Lattice-Matched ZnHgSSe/ZnSSe Double Heterostructures by Optical Pumping

The fabrication and characterization of ZnHgSSe/ZnSSe double heterostructure (DH) laser structures, lattice-matched on GaAs (100) substrates, are described. The structures were grown by molecular beam epitaxy with a ZnHgSSe active layer which includes a small amount of Hg (~1.2%). The occurrence of stimulated emission was observed at 77 K in the blue-green wavelength region by optically pumping the DH structures.