Table 1 Epilayer thickness and optical properties.
Materials | Thickness | Refractive index and extinction coefficient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reference | Low MQW RI | Low P-side loss | |||
1 | Buffer sheet | 10 µm above the AlN | 1.5075 + i0.0002 (SiO2) | ||
2 | AlN | 4 µm | 2.3147 (AlN) | 2.3480 (AlN) | |
3 | N-epilayer | 1 µm | 2.3723 (Al90Ga10N) | 2.4285 (Al70Ga30N) | |
4 | MQWs | 18 nm | 2.9532 (Al60Ga40N) | 2.4775 (Al61Ga39N) | |
5 | P-epilayer | 25 nm | 2.4774 + i0.1190 (Al75Ga25N) | 2.378 + i0.0053 (Al93.5Ga6.5N) | |
6 | P-epilayer | 75 nm | 2.6103 + i0.3400 (Al28.5Ga71.5N) | 2.4285 + i0.0248 (Al70Ga30N) | |
7 | P-epilayer | 40 nm | 2.6981 + i0.4760 (GaN) | 2.6110 + i0.4760 (GaN) | |
9 | P-contact | 30 nm | 1.1449 + i2.4307 (Pt) | ||
10 | N-contact | 200 nm | 1.7000 + i2.4500 (V) | ||
11 | Rear mirror | 9 µm | 0.2137 + i3.1494 (Al) | ||