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Proceedings Article | 4 November 2016 Paper

Investigation of Ge1-xSnx/Ge quantum-well structures as optical gain media

Li-Chou Sun, Hui Li, H. H. Cheng, Guo-En Chang

Proceedings Volume 10027, 1002710 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2245287

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, Silicon, Quantum optics, Germanium, Molecular beam epitaxy, Tin, Electrons, Luminescence, Spectroscopy, Laser applications

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An efficient Si-based laser is one of the most important components for photonic integrated circuits to break the bottleneck of data transport over optical networks. The main challenge is to create gain media based on group-IV semiconductors. Here we present an investigation of using low-dimensional Ge_1-xSn_x/Ge quantum-well (QW) structures pseudomorphically grown on Ge-buffered Si substrates as optical gain media for efficient Si-based lasers. Epitaxial growth of Ge_1-xSn_x/Ge QW structures on Ge-buffer Si substrate was carried out using low-temperature molecular beam epitaxy techniques. The light emission properties of the grown Ge_1-xSn_x/Ge QW structure were studied using photoluminescence spectroscopy, and clear redshifts of emission peaks were observed. Theoretical analysis of band structures indicates that Ge_1-xSn_x well sandwiched by Ge barriers can form type-I alignment at Г point with a sufficient potential barrier height to confine carriers in the Ge_1-xSn_x well, thereby enhancing efficient electron-hole direct recombination. Our calculations also show that the energy difference between the lowest Г-conduction subband and L conduction subband can be reduced with increasing Sn content, thereby enabling optical gain. These results suggest that Ge_1-xSn_x/Ge QW structures are promising for optical gain media to develop efficient Si-based light emitters.

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