Thermal characterization of high-power GaSb-based laser

High power mid-infrared GaSb-based lasers are desired for many applications, however, the self-heating in the active region is still one of the main influence factors for practical application. In this paper, we report on fabrication and characterization of high-power GaSb-based lasers. The temperature dependence of output performance of the device was investigated. Due to the high quality of epitaxy and wide waveguide design, the lasers exhibited a high-power capability from 288 K to 318 K. Devices with a cavity length of 1.5 mm and an aperture of 100 μm delivered a power of 1.46 W at a current of 7 A at 288 K and remains 1.10 W at 318 K under CW operation limited by thermal rollover. The characteristic temperature T0 is 151 K and 68 K below and above 298 K, respectively.