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Control of carrier dimensionality in InAs quantum cascade lasers and its effect on laser characteristics

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19206033
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Electronic materials/Electric materials
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

OHNO Hideo  Tohoku University, 電気通信研究所, 教授 (00152215)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OHTANI Keita  東北大学, 電気通信研究所, 助教 (40333893)
Research Collaborator LIN Tsung-tse  東北大学, 大学院・工学研究科, 博士後期課程学生
BELMOUBARIK Mohamed  東北大学, 大学院・工学研究科, 博士前期課程学生
SATO Hiroki  東北大学, 工学部・情報知能システム総合学科, 学部学生
Project Period (FY) 2007 – 2009
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help
¥34,060,000 (Direct Cost: ¥26,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥7,860,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥7,020,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,620,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥22,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥17,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,100,000)
Keywords量子井戸 / MBE・エピタキシャル / 高性能レーザー / テラヘルツ赤外材料・素子 / サブバンド / MBE、エピタキシャル / 高性能レーザ / テラヘルツ / 赤外線素子 / 光源技術 / 量子エレクトロニクス / トンネル現象 / 赤外材料・素子
Research Abstract

To investigate the effect of carrier dimensionality on the laser characteristics of InAs quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), we applied the magnetic field in the direction parallel and perpendicular to quantum wells (QWs) layers and measured the emission properties. When the magnetic field in the direction perpendicular to QWs was increased, the threshold current density (J_<th>) was decreased most probably due to the formation of the Landau levels. On the other hand, when the magnetic field parallel to QWs was increased, the enhancement of the slope efficiency was observed whereas J_<th> remained unchanged. Also to study its effect on the characteristics of terahertz (THz) QCLs, we fabricated the GaAs THz QCLs. In addition, we observed the intersubband transitions in ZnO QWs which is expected to improve the temperature characteristics of THz QCLs.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2009 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2008 Annual Research Report
  • 2007 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (44 results)

All 2010 2009 2008 2007 Other

All Journal Article (8 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 8 results) Presentation (31 results) Remarks (3 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Intersubband optical transitions in ZnO-based quantum wells grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy2009

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani, M. Belmoubarik, H. Ohno
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Crystal Growth Vol.311

      Pages: 2176-2176

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thermally activated longitudinal optical phonon scattering of a 3.8 THz GaAs quantum cascade laser2009

    • Author(s)
      Tsung-Tse Lin, Keita Ohtani, Hideo Ohno
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Express Vol.2

      Pages: 22102-22102

    • NAID

      10025084510

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Intersubband optical transitions in ZnO-based quantum wells grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy2009

    • Author(s)
      K.Ohtani, M.Belmoubarik, H.Ohno
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Crystal Growth 311

      Pages: 2176-2178

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Intersubband transitions in ZnO quantum wells2008

    • Author(s)
      M. Belmoubarik, K. Ohtani, H. Ohno
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters Vol.92

      Pages: 191906-191906

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Simultaneous lasing of interband and intersubband transitions in InAs/AlSb quantum cascade laser structures2008

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani, H. Ohnishi, H. Ohno
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters Vol.92

      Pages: 41102-41102

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Intersubband transitions in ZnO multiple quantum wells2008

    • Author(s)
      M. Belmoubarik, K. Ohtani, and H. Ohno
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters 92

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thermally activated longitudinal optical phonon scattering of a 3.8 THzGaAs quantum cascade laser2008

    • Author(s)
      Tsung-Tse Lin, Keita Ohtani, and Hideo Ohno
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Express 2

    • NAID

      10025084510

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Simultaneous lasing of interband and intersubband transitions in InAs/AlSb quantum cascade laser structures2008

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani, H. Ohnishi, and H. Ohno
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters Vol. 92

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 金属プラズモン導波路構造を有するテラヘルツ量子カスケードレーザ2010

    • Author(s)
      大谷啓太, 林宗澤, 大野英男
    • Organizer
      第57回応用物理学関係連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東海大学湘南キャンパス
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 金属導波路構造GaAsテラヘルツ量子カスケードレーザの発振特性2010

    • Author(s)
      大谷啓太, 林宗澤, 大野英男
    • Organizer
      応用物理学会テラヘルツ電磁波技術研究会、電子情報通信学会エレクトロニクスソサイエティテラヘルツ応用システム時限研究会合同研究討論会、秋保リゾート・ホテルクレセント
    • Place of Presentation
      仙台
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Intersubband transitions in ZnO quantum wells2010

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani, M. Belmoubarik, H. Ohno
    • Organizer
      SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco
    • Place of Presentation
      California, USA
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 金属プラズモン導波路構造を有するテラヘルツ量子カスケードレーザ2010

    • Author(s)
      大谷啓太, 林宗澤, 大野英男
    • Organizer
      第57回応用物理学関係連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東海大学、平塚
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 金属導波路構造GaAsテラヘルツ量子カスケードレーザの発振特性2010

    • Author(s)
      大谷啓太, 林宗澤, 大野英男
    • Organizer
      応用物理学会テラヘルツ電磁渡技術研究会、電子情報通信学会エレクトロニクスソサイエティテラヘルツ応用システム時限研究会合同研究討論会
    • Place of Presentation
      秋保リゾート・ホテルクレセント、仙台
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Intersubband transitions in ZnO quantum wells2010

    • Author(s)
      K.Ohtani, M.Belmoubarik, H.Ohno
    • Organizer
      SPIE Photonics West
    • Place of Presentation
      San Francisco, California, USA
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Quantum cascade lasers2009

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani, H. Ohno
    • Organizer
      2^<nd> Japan/German Workshop "Nanolaser Based Optical Sensing"
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2009-02-17
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Terahertz GaAs quantum cascade lasers2009

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani, T.-T. Lin, H. Ohno
    • Organizer
      2nd Sweden-Japan Terahertz Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Goteborg, Sweden
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report 2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fabrication of Cu-based metal-metal waveguide GaAs quantum cascade lasers2009

    • Author(s)
      Tsung-Tse Lin, Keita Ohtani, Hideo Ohno
    • Organizer
      2009年秋季第70回応用物理学会学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      富山大学
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Conduction to valence band offset ratio of ZnO/MgZnO quantum wells2009

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani, M. Belmoubarik, H. Ohno
    • Organizer
      The 10^<th> International Conference on Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Wells
    • Place of Presentation
      Montreal, Canada
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report 2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fabrication of Copper metal-metal THz waveguide by radio-frequency sputtering method2009

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani, T.-T. Lin, H. Ohno
    • Organizer
      The 10^<th> International Conference on Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Wells
    • Place of Presentation
      Montreal, Canada
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report 2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fabrication and operation of a metal-metal waveguide GaAs terahertz quantum cascade laser2009

    • Author(s)
      T. T. Lin, K. Ohtani, H. Ohno
    • Organizer
      14th International Conference on Modulated Semiconductor Structures (MSS-14)
    • Place of Presentation
      Kobe Japan
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] InAs quantum cascade lasers : molecular beam epitaxy, current laser performance, and perspective2009

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani
    • Organizer
      14^<th> International Conference on Narrow Gap Semiconductors and Systems (NGS^2-14)
    • Place of Presentation
      Sendai, Japan
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fabrication of Cu-based metal-metal waveguide GaAs quantum cascade lasers2009

    • Author(s)
      Tsung-Tse Lin, Keita Ohtani, Hideo Ohno
    • Organizer
      2009年秋季第70回応用物理学会学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      富山大学、富山
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fabrication and operation of a metal-metal waveguide GaAs terahertz quantum cascade laser2009

    • Author(s)
      T.T.Lin, K.Ohtani, H.Ohno
    • Organizer
      14th International Conference on Modulated Semiconductor Structures (MSS-14)
    • Place of Presentation
      Kobe, Japan
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] InAs quantum cascade lasers : molecular beam epitaxy, current laser performance, and perspective2009

    • Author(s)
      K.Ohtani
    • Organizer
      14^<th> International Conference on Narrow Gap Semi conductors and Systems (NGS^2-14)
    • Place of Presentation
      Sendai, Japan
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 分子線エピタキシによるテラヘルツGaAs量子カスケードレーザの成長2008

    • Author(s)
      大谷啓太、林宗澤、大野英男
    • Organizer
      第38回結晶成長国内学会(NGCCG-38)
    • Place of Presentation
      仙台市戦災復興記念会館
    • Year and Date
      2008-11-05
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Thermal property of an InAs/A1Sb quantum cascade laser2008

    • Author(s)
      Keita Ohtani and Hideo Ohno
    • Organizer
      International Quantum Cascade Lasers School & Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      Monte Verita, Switzerland
    • Year and Date
      2008-09-17
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Development of mid-infrared and THz quantum cascade lasers at Tohoku University2008

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani and H. Ohno
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Terahertz between Japan and Sweden
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo Metropolitan City Hall, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2008-05-28
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Temperature dependence of threshold current density of terahertz QCL: Comparison with mid-infrared QCL2008

    • Author(s)
      Tsung Tse Lin, Keita Ohtani, and Hideo Ohno
    • Organizer
      2008年春季第55回応用物理学関係連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      日本大学理工学部船橋キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2008-03-28
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] テラヘルツ量子カスケードレーザの現状と問題点(招待講演)2008

    • Author(s)
      大谷啓太
    • Organizer
      量子エレクトロクス研究会・テラヘルツ電磁波技術研究会合同研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      軽井沢
    • Year and Date
      2008-01-11
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 分子線エピタキシによるテラヘルツGaAs量子カスケードレーザの成長2008

    • Author(s)
      大谷啓太, 林宗澤, 大野英男
    • Organizer
      第38回結晶成長国内学会
    • Place of Presentation
      仙台市戦災復興記念会館
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Temperature dependence of threshold current density of terahertz QCL2008

    • Author(s)
      Tsung-Tse Lin, Keita Ohtani, Hideo Ohno
    • Organizer
      2008 International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials
    • Place of Presentation
      Tsukuba International Congress Center, Japan
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report 2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Temperature dependence of threshold current density of terahertz QCL : Comparison with mid-infrared QCL2008

    • Author(s)
      Tsung-Tse Lin, Keita Ohtani, Hideo Ohno
    • Organizer
      International Quantum Cascade Lasers School & Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      Monte Verita, Switzerland
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report 2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Thermal property of an InAs/AlSb quantum cascade laser2008

    • Author(s)
      Keita Ohtani, Hideo Ohno
    • Organizer
      International Quantum Cascade Lasers School & Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      Monte Verita,, Switzerland
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Intersubband optical transitions in ZnO-based quantum wells grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy2008

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani, M. Belmoubarik, H. Ohno
    • Organizer
      The 15th International Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy
    • Place of Presentation
      The University of British Columbia, Canada
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report 2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Development of mid-infrared and THz quantum cascade lasers at Tohoku University2008

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani, H. Ohno
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Terahertz between Japan and Sweden
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Temperature dependence of threshold current density of terahertz QCL : Comparison with mid-infrared QCL2008

    • Author(s)
      Tsung-Tse Lin, Keita Ohtani, Hideo Ohno
    • Organizer
      2008年春季第55回応用物理学関係連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      日本大学理工学部船橋キャンパス
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] テラヘルツ量子カスケードレーザの現状と問題点2008

    • Author(s)
      大谷啓太
    • Organizer
      量子エレクトロクス研究会・テラヘルツ電磁波技術研究会合同研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      上智大学軽井沢セミナーハウス
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Photocurrent spectroscopy of InAs quantum-cascade laser structures2007

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani and H. Ohno
    • Organizer
      15th International Conference on Nonequilibrium Carrier Dynamics in Semiconductors
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo University, Tokyo
    • Year and Date
      2007-07-24
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Photocurrent spectroscopy of InAs quantum-cascade laser structures2007

    • Author(s)
      K. Ohtani, H. Ohno
    • Organizer
      15^<th> International Conference on Nonequilibrium Carrier Dynamics in Semiconductors
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo, Japan
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Remarks] ホームページ等

    • URL

      http://www.ohno.riec.tohoku.ac.jp

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.ohno.riec.tohoku.ac.jp/english

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.ohno.riec.tohoku.ac.jp/english

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 量子カスケードレーザ2008

    • Inventor(s)
      森安嘉貴, 大野英男, 大谷啓太
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      旭化成エレクトロニクス (株)、東北大学
    • Filing Date
      2008-02-06
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 量子カスケードレーザ2008

    • Inventor(s)
      森安嘉貴、大野英男、大谷啓太
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      森安嘉貴、大野英男、大谷啓太
    • Industrial Property Number
      2008-026653
    • Filing Date
      2008-02-06
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report

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