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QUANTUM DOT LASER
  • A Novel Approach

AAKASH GUPTA UE5501 B.E. (E.C.E.) 8TH SEMESTER
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Overview
  • Quantum-dot laser tightly confines the electrons
    and holes to produce steady output, regardless of
    external temperature.
  • I will discuss quantum structures, laser and
    lasing action and use of quantum dots in lasers.

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Contents
  • Quantum Structures
  • Quantum Dots
  • How QDs Work
  • Properties of Quantum Dots
  • LASER
  • Working Principle
  • Types of Lasers
  • QD Laser
  • Historical Evolution
  • Fabrication
  • Application Requirement
  • Bottlenecks
  • Advantages
  • Applications
  • References

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Quantum Structures
  • In nanotechnology, a particle is defined as a
    small object that behaves as a whole unit in
    terms of its transport and properties.
  • According to size
  • fine particles cover a range between 100 and 2500
    nm
  • ultrafine particles are sized between 1 and 100
    nm
  • Nanoparticles may or may not exhibit size-related
    intensive properties.

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Bulk Crystal (3D) ? 3 Degrees of Freedom (x-,
y-, and z-axis)
Quantum Well (2D) ? 2 Degrees of Freedom (x-,
and y-axis)
Quantum Dot (0D) ? 0 Degrees of Freedom
(electron is confined in all directions)
Quantum Wire (1D) ? 1 Degree of Freedom (x-axis)
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Quantum Dots
  • Non-traditional semiconductor
  • Crystals composed of periodic groups of II-VI,
    III-V, or IV-VI materials
  • Range from 2-10 nanometres (10-50
    atoms) in diameter
  • An electromagnetic radiation emitter with an
    easily tunable band gap
  • 0 degrees of freedom

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  • Emission frequency depends on the bandgap,
    therefore it is possible to control the output
    wavelength of a dot with extreme precision
  • Small nanocrystals absorb shorter wavelengths or
    bluer light
  • Larger nanocrystals absorb longer wavelengths or
    redder light
  • The shape of the dot also changes the band gap
    energy level

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  • Quantum dot layer

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How Quantum Dots Work
  • Bands and band gaps
  • Electrons and Holes
  • Range of energies
  • Quantum confinement
  • Exciton Bohr Radius
  • Discrete energy levels
  • Tunable band gap
  • The size of the band gap is controlled simply by
    adjusting the size of the dot

Motion of electrons holes excitons
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Properties of Quantum Dots
  • Tunable Absorption Pattern
  • bulk semiconductors display a uniform absorption
    spectrum, whereas absorption spectrum for quantum
    dots appears as a series of overlapping peaks
    that get larger at shorter wavelengths
  • the wavelength of the exciton peaks is a
    function of the composition and size of the
    quantum dot. Smaller quantum dots result in a
    first exciton peak at shorter wavelengths
  • Tunable Emission Pattern
  • the peak emission wavelength is bell-shaped
    (Gaussian)
  • the peak emission wavelength is independent of
    the wavelength of the excitation light

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  • Quantum Yield
  • The percentage of absorbed photons that result in
    an emitted photon is called Quantum Yield (QY)
  • controlled by the existence of nonradiative
    transition of electrons and holes between energy
    levels
  • greatly influenced by the surface chemistry
  • Adding Shells to Quantum Dots
  • Shell several atomic layers of an inorganic wide
    band semiconductor
  • it should be of a different semiconductor
    material with a wider bandgap than the Core
  • reduces nonradiative recombination and results in
    brighter emission
  • also neutralizes the effects of many types of
    surface defects

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LASER
  • Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of
    Radiation.
  • Laser light is monochromatic, coherent, and moves
    in the same direction.
  • A semiconductor laser is a laser in which a
    semiconductor serves as a photon source.
  • Einsteins Photoelectric theory states that light
    should be understood as discrete lumps of energy
    (photons) and it takes only a single photon with
    high enough energy to knock an electron loose
    from the atom it's bound to.
  • Stimulated, organized photon emission occurs when
    two electrons with the same energy and phase
    meet. The two photons leave with the same
    frequency and direction.

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  • Lasing Process

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Types of LASERS
  • Lasers are commonly designated by the type of
    lasing material employed
  • Solid-state lasers have lasing material
    distributed in a solid matrix (such as the ruby
    or neodymiumyttrium-aluminum garnet "Yag"
    lasers). The neodymium-Yag laser emits infrared
    light at 1,064 nanometers (nm).
  • Gas lasers (helium and helium-neon, HeNe, are the
    most common gas lasers) have a primary output of
    visible red light. CO2 lasers emit energy in the
    far-infrared, and are used for cutting hard
    materials.
  • Excimer lasers (the name is derived from the
    terms excited and dimers) use reactive gases,
    such as chlorine and fluorine, mixed with inert
    gases such as argon, krypton or xenon. When
    electrically stimulated, a pseudo molecule
    (dimer) is produced. When lased, the dimer
    produces light in the ultraviolet range.

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  • Dye lasers use complex organic dyes, such as
    rhodamine 6G, in liquid solution or suspension as
    lasing media. They are tunable over a broad range
    of wavelengths.
  • Semiconductor lasers, sometimes called diode
    lasers, are not solid-state lasers. These
    electronic devices are generally very small and
    use low power. They may be built into larger
    arrays, such as the writing source in some laser
    printers or CD players.
  • Quantum Dot lasers use quantum dots as materials
    to produce lasing action. These are low power
    consuming, tunable and have better temperature
    stability.

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  • Materials for semiconductor lasers

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QD Lasers Historical Evolution
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QD- Fabrication Techniques
  • Core shell quantum structures
  • Self-assembled QDs and Stranski-Krastanov growth
  • MBE (molecular beam epitaxy)
  • MOVPE (metalorganics vapor phase epitaxy)
  • Monolayer fluctuations
  • Gases in remotely doped heterostructures

Schematic representation of different approaches
to fabrication of nanostructures (a)
microcrystallites in glass, (b) artificial
patterning of thin film structures, (c)
self-organized growth of nanostructures
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Quantum Dot LASER
  • A quantum dot laser is a semiconductor laser that
    uses quantum dots as the active laser medium in
    its light emitting region.
  • Due to the tight confinement of charge carriers
    in quantum dots, they exhibit an electronic
    structure similar to atoms.

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  • An ideal QDL consists of a 3D-array of dots with
    equal size and shape
  • Surrounded by a higher band-gap material
  • confines the injected carriers.
  • Embedded in an optical waveguide
  • Consists lower and upper cladding layers (n-doped
    and p-doped shields)

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QDL Application Requirements
  • Same energy level
  • Size, shape and alloy composition of QDs close to
    identical
  • Real concentration of energy states obtained
  • High density of interacting QDs
  • Macroscopic physical parameter ? light output
  • Reduction of nonradiative centers
  • Nanostructures made by high-energy beam
    patterning cannot be used since damage is
    incurred
  • Electrical control
  • Electric field applied can change physical
    properties of QDs
  • Carriers can be injected to create light emission

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Bottlenecks
  • First, the lack of uniformity.
  • Second, Quantum Dots density is insufficient.
  • Third, the lack of good coupling between QD and
    QD.

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QD Laser Advantages
  • Wavelength of light determined by the energy
    levels not by bandgap energy
  • improved performance increased flexibility to
    adjust the wavelength
  • Maximum material gain and differential gain
  • Low threshold at room temperature
  • High output power
  • Large modulation bandwidth
  • Superior temperature stability
  • Suppressed diffusion of non-equilibrium carriers
    ? Reduced leakage

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Market demand of QD lasers
Microwave/Millimeter wave transmission with
optical fibers
QD Lasers
Datacom network
Telecom network
Optics
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APPLICATIONS
  • In telecommunications they send signals for
    thousands of kilometers along optical fibers.
  • In consumer electronics, semiconductor lasers are
    used to read the data on compact disks and
    CD-ROMs.
  • For detection of gases and vapors in a
    smokestack.
  • For fiber data communication in the speed range
    of 100Mbps to 10Gbps.
  • Medical lasers are used because of their ability
    to produce thermal, physical, mechanical and
    welding effects when exposed to tissues.
  • Lasers are also used by law enforcement agencies
    to determine the speed and distance of the
    vehicles.
  • Lasers are used for guidance purposes in
    missiles, aircrafts and satellites.

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References
  • www.wikipedia.org
  • www.ieee.org
  • www.howstuffworks.com
  • IEEE spectrum Jan 2009 Issue
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