545 nm Room-Temperature Continuous-Wave Operation of BeZnCdSe Quantum-Well Green Laser Diodes with Low Threshold Current Density

We report the growth of BeZnCdSe quantum-well laser diode (LD) structures with a short-period superlattice cladding layer and demonstrate continuous-wave lasing in the pure-green spectral region (545 nm) at room temperature. The threshold current density and voltage of a 5-?m-wide gain-guided laser were found to be 1.7 kA/cm2 and 10.4 V, respectively. This threshold current density is sufficiently low compared with that of InGaN/GaN green LDs.

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