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HgCdTe/CdTe Multiple Quantum Wells: Growth, Stability, and Optical Properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

R.D. Feldman ,
R.F. Austin ,
C.L. Cesar ,
M.N. Islam ,
C.E. Soccolich ,
Y. Kim  and
A. Ourmazd
R.D. Feldman
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ 07733
R.F. Austin
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ 07733
M.N. Islam
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ 07733
C.E. Soccolich
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ 07733
Y. Kim
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ 07733
A. Ourmazd
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ 07733
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Abstract

We have grown HgCdTe/CdTe multiple quantum wells by molecular beam epitaxy which show room temperature photoluminescence and sharp absorption steps at mid-infrared wavelengths. Quantitative chemical mapping, performed by transmission electron microscopy, indicates minimal interdiffusion during growth. Annealing experiments performed at higher temperatures show that the interdiffusion coefficient is a strong function of the depth of the interface below the surface. Absorption spectra have been accurately modeled with a square well/envelope function approach. The films have been used to passively mode lock color center lasers and produce pulses as short as 120 fsec near 2.7 μm.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 216: Symposium T – Long-Wavelength Semiconductor Devices, Materials and Processes , 1990 , 113
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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