We report ridge-waveguide superluminescent diodes based on five stacks of self-assembled InAs-GaAs quantum dots. Devices with output powers up to 10 mW emitting around 1.3 μm are demonstrated. Spectral analysis shows a broad emission peak (26-nm full-width at half-maximum) from the dot ground state at low injection, and an additional peak from the excited state at higher bias. Temperature characteristics in the range 10°C-80°C are also reported. The experimental curves are in good agreement with simulations performed using a traveling-wave rate equation model.
Published in:
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
(Volume:17
,
Issue:
3
)
Date of Publication: March 2005