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GeSn alloys are nowadays considered as the most promising materials to build Group IV laser sources on silicon (Si) in a full complementary metal oxide semiconductor-compatible approach. Recent GeSn laser developments rely on increasing the…
A Si-based monolithic laser is highly desirable for full integration of Si-photonics. Lasing from direct bandgap group-IV GeSn alloy has opened a completely new venue from the traditional III-V integration approach. We demonstrated…
Ge-Sn alloys with a sufficiently high concentration of Sn is a direct bandgap group IV material. Recently, ion implantation followed by pulsed laser melting has been shown to be a promising method to realize this material due to its high…
Recent demonstrations of optically pumped lasers based on GeSn alloys put forward the prospect of efficient laser sources monolithically integrated on a Si photonic platform. For instance, GeSn layers with 12.5% of Sn were reported to lase…
GeSn alloys have been regarded as a potential lasing material for a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible light source. Despite their remarkable progress, all GeSn lasers reported to date have large device footprints and…
GeSn alloys offer a promising route towards a CMOS compatible light source and the realization of electronic-photonic integrated circuits. One tactic to improve the lasing performance of GeSn lasers is to use a high Sn content, which…
GeSn alloys are promising candidates for complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible, tunable lasers. Relaxation of residual compressive strain in epitaxial GeSn has recently shown promise in improving the lasing performance.…
Semiconductor nanowires have shown great potential for enabling ultra-compact lasers for integrated photonics platforms. Despite the impressive progress in developing nanowire lasers, their integration into Si photonics platforms remains…
GeSn lasers enable monolithic integration of lasers on the Si platform using all-group-IV direct-bandgap materials. Although optically pumped GeSn lasers have made significant progress, the study of the electrically injected lasers has just…
The significant progress of GeSn material development has enabled a feasible solution to the long-desired monolithically integrated lasers on the Si platform. While there are many reports focused on optically pumped lasers, GeSn lasers…
Owing to its true direct bandgap and tunable bandgap energies,GeSn alloys are increasingly attractive as gain media for mid-IR lasers that can be monolithically integrated on Si. Demonstrations of optically pumped GeSn laser at room under…
Strain engineering has been a ubiquitous paradigm to tailor the electronic band structure and harness the associated new or enhanced fundamental properties in semiconductors. In this regard, semiconductor membranes emerged as a versatile…
Cost-effective mid-wave infrared (MWIR) optoelectronic devices are of utmost importance to a plethora of applications such as night vision, thermal sensing, autonomous vehicles, free-space communication, and spectroscopy. To this end,…
Ultra-wide direct band gap semiconductors hold great promise for deep ultraviolet opto-electronic applications. Here we evaluate the potential of MgSiN$_2$-GaN alloys for this purpose. Although MgSiN$_2$ itself has an indirect gap $\sim$0.4…
Group IV GeSn double-heterostructure (DHS) lasers offer unique advantages of a direct bandgap and CMOS compatibility. However, further improvements in laser performance have been bottlenecked by limited junction properties of GeSn through…
Group IV alloys of GeSn have gained significant attention for electronic and optoelectronic applications on a Si platform due to their compatibility with existing CMOS technology, tunable band structure, and potential for a direct bandgap…
By independently engineering strain and composition, this work demonstrates and investigates direct band gap emission in the mid-infrared range from GeSn layers grown on silicon. We extend the room-temperature emission wavelength above ~4.0…
Recently, GeSn alloys have attracted much interest for direct-gap infrared photonics and as potential topological materials which are compatible with the semiconductor industry. However, for photonics, the high-Sn content required leads to…
CMOS-compatible short- and mid-wave infrared emitters are highly coveted for the monolithic integration of silicon-based photonic and electronic integrated circuits to serve a myriad of applications in sensing and communications. In this…
Silicon photonics has thrived in telecommunications over recent decades, and its extension to the mid-infrared range has the potential to unlock valuable opportunities for sensing, imaging, and free-space communications. With this…