Characteristics of InGaN-based superluminescent diodes with one-sided oblique cavity facet

We have fabricated InGaN-based superluminescent diodes(SLDs)with one-sided oblique facet.The characteristics of the SLDs and laser diodes with the same cavity length(800 lm)were compared.The typical peak wavelength and the full width at half maximum of the spectrum in superluminescence regime are 445.3 and 7.7 nm for the SLDs with 800 lm cavity length.The characteristics of the SLDs with different cavity length were also demonstrated in a comparative way.It is found that the gain of the InGaN multi-quantum wells in blue spectral range is a linear function of the current density below gain saturation region.The lasing threshold current turns out to be higher for the shorter SLD(S-SLD)(400 lm),but the output light intensity of the longer SLD(800 lm)is higher than that of the S-SLD under the same current density.The gain saturation phenomenon was observed in S-SLD when it was biased at a current density larger than 27.5 kA/cm2.The increase of junction temperature was identified as the main reason for gain saturation through spectra analysis.

Light output improvement of GaN-based light-emitting diodes grown on Si (111) by a via-thin-film structure

This work reports the fabrication of via-thin-film light-emitting diode （via-TF-LED） to improve the light output power （LOP） of blue/white GaN-based LEDs grown on Si （111） substrates. The as-fabricated via-TF-LEDs were featured with a roughened n-GaN surface and the p-GaN surface bonded to a wafer carrier with a silver-based reflective electrode, together with an array of embedded n-type via pillar metal contact from the p-GaN surface etched through the multiple-quantum-wells （MQWs） into the n-GaN layer. When operated at 350 mA, the via-TF- LED gave an enhanced blue LOP by 7.8% and over 3.5 times as compared to the vertical thin-film LED （TF-LED） and the conventional lateral structure LED （LS-LED）. After covering with yellow phosphor that converts some blue photons into yellow light, the via-TF-LED emitted an enhanced white luminous flux by 13.5% and over 5 times, as compared with the white TF-LED and the white LS-LED, respectively. The significant LOP improve- ment of the via-TF-LED was attributed to the elimination of light absorption by the Si （111） epitaxial substrate and the finger-like n-electrodes on the roughened emitting surface.