基于超对称波导的宽脊中波量子级联激光器结构设计
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1.北京信息科技大学;2.中国电子科技集团有限公司第十一研究所

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国家自然科学基金项目(面上项目,重点项目,重大项目)


Structural Design of a Wide-ridge Mid-wave Infrared Quantum Cascade Laser Based on a Supersymmetric Waveguide
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1.Beijing Information Science and Technology University;2.The 11th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation

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    在大面积量子级联激光器功率扩展过程中,经常遇到光束质量下降、多叶远场模式发射等挑战。这些问题随着脊宽的增加而变得尤为突出,最终导致多模问题。针对这一问题,提出了一种基于超对称原理的创新多脊波导结构。该结构由中间较宽的主波导和两边较窄的辅助波导组成。通过模式匹配设计将主波导的高阶模式与辅助波导的模式耦合,辅助波导的光损耗抑制这些高阶模式,从而实现较宽主波导的基模激光发射。本文采用有限差分特征模方法对4.6 μm波长量子级联激光器进行了详细的结构建模和仿真优化,成功实现了脊宽为10 μm的单横模QCL。与传统单模QCL(脊宽约5 μm)相比,MRW结构有可能使激光器的增益面积提高100%,为提升中红外量子级联激光器单模发光功率提供了一种新颖的设计理念和方法,具有重要意义。

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    In the process of power scaling large-area quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), challenges such as degradation of beam quality and emission of multilobe far-field modes are frequently encountered. These issues become particularly pronounced with an increase in ridge width, resulting in multimode problems. To tackle this, an innovative multiridge waveguide structure based on the principle of supersymmetry (SUSY) was proposed. This structure comprises a wider main waveguide in the center and two narrower auxiliary waveguides on either side. The high-order modes of the main waveguide are coupled with the modes of the auxiliary waveguides through mode-matching design, and the optical loss of the auxiliary waveguides suppresses these modes, thereby achieving fundamental mode lasing of the wider main waveguide. This paper employs the finite difference eigenmode (FDE) method to perform detailed structural modelling and simulation optimization of the 4.6 μm wavelength quantum cascade laser, successfully achieving a single transverse mode QCL with a ridge width of 10 μm. In comparison to the traditional single-mode QCL(with a ridge width at about 5 μm), the MRW structure has the potential to increase the gain area of the laser by 100%. This offers a novel design concept and methodology for enhancing the single-mode luminous power of mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers, which is of considerable significance.

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  • 收稿日期:2024-09-23
  • 最后修改日期:2024-10-23
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