1.3 μm InAs quantum dot resonant cavity light emitting diodes

Abstract Resonant cavity light emitting diodes (RCLEDs) containing nine sheets of self-organized InAs quantum dot (QD) active layers and operating at around 1.3 μm are demonstrated. The structure was grown directly on GaAs substrates, which includes selectively oxidized AlO x current apertures and intracavity metal contacts. It was found that the average operating resistance is 60 Ω, while the average turn-on voltages is 1.6 V. It was also found that temperature coefficient of these RCLEDs was about 0.11 nm/°C.

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