Structural design of a wide-ridge mid-wave infrared quantum cascade laser based on a supersymmetric waveguide
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1.Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Instrumental Science and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, Beijing 100192, China;2.Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Test Technology and Instrumentation, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, Beijing 100016, China;3.School of Applied Science,Beijing Information Science and Technology University, Beijing 100192,China;4.The 11th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Beijing 100015, China

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (62105039)

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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 multilobed 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 multi ridge 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 modeling 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 of 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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DU Shu-Hao, ZHENG Xian-Tong, JIA Han, CUI Jin-Tao, ZHANG Shi-Ya, FENG Yu-Lin, LIU Yuan, LIU Ming, ZHANG Dong-Liang. Structural design of a wide-ridge mid-wave infrared quantum cascade laser based on a supersymmetric waveguide[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves,2025,44(3):447~453

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  • Received:September 23,2024
  • Revised:March 19,2025
  • Adopted:October 29,2024
  • Online: March 17,2025
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