{"title":"Generic Model of SH-LED for Mid-infrared (2-5µm) Applications","authors":"Sanjeev, P. Chakrabarti","doi":"10.1109/ICETET.2008.8","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present a physics based model of a P+ -InAs0.36Sb0.20P0.44/ n0 -InAs/n -InAs single heterostructure light emitting diode (SH-LED) suitable for use as source in gas detection and futuristic optical fiber communication systems in the mid-infrared spectral region at 300 K. The model takes into account all dominating radiative and non-radiative recombination processes, interfacial recombination and self-absorption in the active layer of the SH-LED structure. The effect of various recombination mechanisms on the quantum efficiency, modulation bandwidth and output power of the LED has been evaluated. The proposed SH- LED has been studied for its utility in mid-infrared optical fiber communication by considering the modulation bandwidth and its variation with active layer width of the SH-LED structure. The I-V characteristic of the SH-LED has been evaluated and cut-in voltage found to be 0.26 V. The output power of the SH-LED has been computed as a function of bias current and it is found to be in good agreement with the reported experimental results.","PeriodicalId":269929,"journal":{"name":"2008 First International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2008-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2008 First International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICETET.2008.8","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this paper, we present a physics based model of a P+ -InAs0.36Sb0.20P0.44/ n0 -InAs/n -InAs single heterostructure light emitting diode (SH-LED) suitable for use as source in gas detection and futuristic optical fiber communication systems in the mid-infrared spectral region at 300 K. The model takes into account all dominating radiative and non-radiative recombination processes, interfacial recombination and self-absorption in the active layer of the SH-LED structure. The effect of various recombination mechanisms on the quantum efficiency, modulation bandwidth and output power of the LED has been evaluated. The proposed SH- LED has been studied for its utility in mid-infrared optical fiber communication by considering the modulation bandwidth and its variation with active layer width of the SH-LED structure. The I-V characteristic of the SH-LED has been evaluated and cut-in voltage found to be 0.26 V. The output power of the SH-LED has been computed as a function of bias current and it is found to be in good agreement with the reported experimental results.