Dr. Jeremy D. Kirch Profile

Dr. Jeremy D. Kirch

at Univ of Wisconsin-Madison

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Publications (28)

Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Graded-interfaces modeling of record-performance mid and long-wave infrared quantum cascade lasers

S. Suri, B. Knipfer, T. Grange, H. Guo, J. Kirch, L. Mawst, R. Marsland, D. Botez

Proceedings Volume PC12440, PC124400U (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2648055

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Thermal modeling, Mid-IR, Long wavelength infrared, Infrared radiation, Infrared lasers, Tomography, Photon transport, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Monolithic coherent power scaling of mid-ir quantum cascade lasers

Luke Mawst, Jae Ha Ryu, Jeremy Kirch, Morgan Turville-Heitz, Shuiq Zhang, Dan Botez, Benjamin Knipfer, Robert Marsland, Steve Jacobs, Axel Strömberg, Yan-Ting Sun, Sebastian Lourdudoss, Tom Earles, Steven Ruder, Kevin Oresick, Chris Galstad, Michael Klaus

Proceedings Volume PC12440, PC124400S (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2651670

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Mid-IR, Continuous wave operation, Semiconductor lasers, Reliability, Mirrors, High power lasers

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2022 Presentation

Rigorous modeling of mid-IR QCLs with strong photon-induced carrier transport

Suraj Suri, Benjamin Knipfer, Jeremy Kirch, Luke Mawst, Thomas Grange, Dan Botez

Proceedings Volume PC12021, PC120210G (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2610016

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Photon transport, Mid-IR, Scattering, Resistance, Quantum efficiency, Laser scattering

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation + Paper

Beam stability of buried-heterostructure quantum cascade lasers formed by ICP-etching and HVPE regrowth

Jae Ha Ryu, Jeremy Kirch, Benjamin Knipfer, Zerui Liu, Morgan Turville-Heitz, Tom Earles, Robert Marsland, Axel Strömberg, Giriprasanth Omanakuttan, Yan-Ting Sun, Sebastian Lourdudoss, Dan Botez, Luke Mawst

Proceedings Volume 11705, 1170516 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2577342

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Measurement devices, Etching, Vapor phase epitaxy, Vapor etching, Silica, Optical testing, Mid-IR, Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation + Paper

Highly efficient long-wavelength infrared, step-tapered quantum cascade lasers

Kevin Oresick, Jeremy Kirch, Luke Mawst, Dan Botez

Proceedings Volume 11705, 1170515 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582436

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Long wavelength infrared, Electroluminescence, Waveguides, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2020 Presentation + Paper

Surface-emitting quantum cascade lasers with 2nd-order metal/semiconductor gratings for high continuous-wave performance

J. Ryu, C. Sigler, C. Boyle, J. Kirch, D. Lindberg, T. Earles, D. Botez, L. Mawst

Proceedings Volume 11301, 113011P (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2543595

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Cladding, Optical design, Continuous wave operation, Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Diffraction gratings, Antireflective coatings, Electron beam lithography

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Proceedings Article | 1 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

Effects of elastic scattering on high-performance step-taper active-region quantum cascade lasers

Colin Boyle, Kevin Oresick, Jeremy Kirch, Luke Mawst, Don Lindberg , Thomas Earles, Yuri Flores, Dan Botez

Proceedings Volume 10939, 109391L (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2510386

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Scattering, Picosecond phenomena, Laser scattering, Mid-IR, Electroluminescence, Continuous wave operation, Quantum efficiency, Internal quantum efficiency, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2018 Presentation

Development of quantum and interband cascade lasers on silicon (Conference Presentation)

Charles Merritt, William Bewley, Chadwick Canedy, Chul Soo Kim, Igor Vurgaftman, Jerry Meyer, Alexander Spott, Jon Peters, Eric Stanton, Michael Davenport, Alfredo Torres, John Bowers, Jeremy Kirch, Luke Mawst, Dan Botez

Proceedings Volume 10536, 1053606 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2288329

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Quantum cascade lasers, Mid-IR, Semiconductor lasers, Waveguides, Photonic devices, Silicon photonics, Integrated photonics, Laser development, Fabry–Perot interferometers

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SPIE Journal Paper | 19 September 2017 Open Access

Spectrally resolved modal characteristics of leaky-wave-coupled quantum cascade phase-locked laser arrays

Chris Sigler, Ricky Gibson, Colin Boyle, Jeremy Kirch, Donald Lindberg, Thomas Earles, Dan Botez, Luke Mawst, Robert Bedford

OE, Vol. 57, Issue 01, 011013, (September 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.57.1.011013

KEYWORDS: Near field, Quantum cascade lasers, Optical engineering, Optical simulations, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Device simulation, Pulsed laser operation, Measurement devices, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2017 Paper

Narrow-linewidth ultra-broadband terahertz sources based on difference-frequency generation in mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

Seungyong Jung, Yifan Jiang, Jae Hyun Kim, Luigi Consolino, Saverio Bartalini, Paolo De Natale, Miriam Vitello, Kazuue Fujita, Masahiro Hitaka, Akio Ito, Jeremy Kirch, Dan Botez, Frederic Demmerle, Gerhard Boehm, Markus-Christian Amann, Mikhail Belkin

Proceedings Volume 10123, 1012315 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256099

KEYWORDS: Continuous wave operation, Waveguides, Semiconducting wafers, Quantum cascade lasers, Terahertz radiation, Mid-IR, Quantum efficiency, Terahertz sources, Difference frequency generation, Nonlinear optics, Frequency conversion, Silicon, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2017 Presentation + Paper

High internal differential efficiency mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

Dan Botez, Jeremy Kirch, Chun-Chieh Chang, Colin Boyle, Honghyuk Kim, Kevin Oresick, Chris Sigler, Luke Mawst, Minhyeok Jo, Jae Cheol Shin, Gun-Kim Doo, Don Lindberg, Thomas Earles

Proceedings Volume 10123, 101230Q (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2249537

KEYWORDS: Energy conversion efficiency, Mirrors, Continuous wave operation, Electrons, Scattering, Quantum cascade lasers, Mid-IR, Quantum efficiency, Internal quantum efficiency, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2017 Presentation + Paper

Quantum cascade lasers on silicon

Alexander Spott, Jon Peters, Michael Davenport, Eric Stanton, Chong Zhang, William Bewley, Charles Merritt, Igor Vurgaftman, Chul Soo Kim, Jerry Meyer, Jeremy Kirch, Luke Mawst, Dan Botez, John Bowers

Proceedings Volume 10123, 101230I (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2248760

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Quantum cascade lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Silicon photonics, Waveguides, Mid-IR, Optoelectronics, Photonic devices, Wafer bonding, Polishing, Optical design, Etching, Reactive ion etching

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2016 Paper

Step-taper active-region quantum cascade lasers for carrier-leakage suppression and high internal differential efficiency

J. Kirch, C.-C. Chang, C. Boyle, L. Mawst, D. Lindberg, T. Earles, D. Botez

Proceedings Volume 9767, 976713 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2209716

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Internal quantum efficiency, Continuous wave operation, Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Mid-IR, Electrons, Picosecond phenomena, Mirrors, Scattering, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2016 Paper

Surface-emitting quantum cascade laser with 2nd-order metal-semiconductor gratings for single-lobe emission

C. Boyle, C. Sigler, J. Kirch, D. Lindberg, T. Earles, D. Botez, L. Mawst

Proceedings Volume 9767, 976714 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2209105

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Optical design, Metals, Lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Gold, Phase shifts, Reflection, Continuous wave operation, Indium gallium arsenide

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2015 Paper

Destructive physical analysis of degraded quantum cascade lasers

Y. Sin, Z. Lingley, M. Brodie, N. Presser, S. Moss, J. Kirch, C. C. Chang, C. Boyle, L. Mawst, D. Botez, D. Lindberg, Thomas Earles

Proceedings Volume 9382, 93821P (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2076641

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Transmission electron microscopy, Quantum wells, Failure analysis, Scanning electron microscopy, Chemical analysis, Waveguides, Laser damage threshold, Remote sensing, Reliability

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Remarkable progress made in quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) has led them to find an increasing number of applications in remote sensing, chemical sensing, and free space communications, in addition to potential space applications. However, little has been reported on reliability and failure modes of QCLs although it is crucial to understand failure modes and underlying degradation mechanisms in developing QCLs that meet lifetime requirements for space missions. Focused ion beam (FIB) techniques have been employed to investigate failure modes in various types of laser diodes. Our group has also used FIB to study failure modes in single-mode and multi-mode InGaAs-AlGaAs strained QW lasers, but few groups have used this technique to investigate failure modes in QCLs. In our study, we report on destructive physical analysis (DPA) of degraded InGaAs-InAlAs QCLs using FIB and high-resolution TEM techniques. The active region of QCLs that we studied consisted of two-23 stage layers of InGaAs-InAlAs separated by a 0.5 μm thick InP spacer layer for 8.4μm QCLs and 30-stage layers of lattice-matched InGaAs-InAlAs heterostructure for 4.7μm QCLs. The MOVPE-grown laser structures were fabricated into deep-etched ridge waveguide QCLs. L-I-V-spectral characteristics were measured at RT under pulsed operation. Our 8.4μm QCLs with as-cleaved and HR-coated facets showed a laser threshold of 1.7 A and a threshold voltage of 13 V at RT, whereas our 4.7μm QCLs without facet coating showed threshold currents of 320 - 400 mA and threshold voltages of 13 - 13.5V. Failures were generated via short-term tests of QCLs. FIB systems were used to study the damage area on the front facet and also to prepare TEM cross sections at different locations along the waveguide for defect and chemical analyses using a HR-TEM. In contrast to the COMD damaged area showing as a blister on the front facet of QW lasers, the damaged area of QCLs was significantly extended into the InP substrate due to a much less absorption of lasing photons in QCLs. Our detailed destructive physical analysis results are reported including defect, structural, and chemical analysis results from degraded QCLs.

Proceedings Article | 10 March 2015 Paper

Above-threshold numerical modeling of high-index-contrast photonic-crystal quantum cascade lasers

Anatoly Napartovich, N. Elkin, D. Vysotsky, J. Kirch, C. Sigler, D. Botez, L. Mawst, A. Belyanin

Proceedings Volume 9382, 93821L (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2076504

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Refractive index, Beam propagation method, Wave propagation, Indium gallium arsenide, Absorption, Magnetism, Thermal effects, Semiconductor lasers, Hybrid silicon lasers

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2015 Paper

Planarized process for resonant leaky-wave coupled phase-locked arrays of mid-IR quantum cascade lasers

C.-C. Chang, J. Kirch, C. Boyle, C. Sigler, L. Mawst, D. Botez, B. Zutter, P. Buelow, K. Schulte, T. Kuech, T. Earles

Proceedings Volume 9382, 938213 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2075667

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Chemical elements, Etching, Indium gallium arsenide, Plasma etching, Wet etching, Polishing, Surface finishing, Array processing, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2015 Paper

Quantum-cascade-laser active regions on metamorphic buffer layers

L. Mawst, A. Rajeev, J. Kirch, T. Kim, D. Botez, B. Zutter, P. Buelow, K. Schulte, T. Kuech, A. Wood, S. Babcock, T. Earles

Proceedings Volume 9370, 93700E (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2075457

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Stereolithography, Chemical mechanical planarization, Surface finishing, Etching, Diffraction, Gallium arsenide, Indium, Electroluminescence, Wet etching

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2012 Paper

Carrier dynamics and defects in MOVPE-grown bulk InGaAs layers with metamorphic InGaAs and InGaPSb buffer layers for solar cells

Yongkun Sin, Stephen LaLumondiere, Brendan Foran, William Lotshaw, Steven Moss, Tae Wan Kim, Peter Dudley, Jeremy Kirch, Steven Ruder, Luke Mawst, Thomas Kuech

Proceedings Volume 8255, 825516 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906424

KEYWORDS: Indium gallium arsenide, Chemical mechanical planarization, Gallium arsenide, Transmission electron microscopy, Surface roughness, Carrier dynamics, Solar cells, Indium gallium phosphide, Luminescence, Antimony

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Proceedings Article | 9 February 2012 Paper

Tapered active-region, mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers for complete suppression of carrier-leakage currents

Dan Botez, Jae Cheol Shin, Jeremy Kirch, Chun-Chieh Chang, Luke Mawst, Thomas Earles

Proceedings Volume 8277, 82770W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.907439

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Quantum wells, Electrons, Mid-IR, Heatsinks, Picosecond phenomena, Continuous wave operation, Quantum efficiency, Doping

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2011 Paper

Carrier dynamics in MOVPE-grown bulk dilute nitride materials for multi-junction solar cells

Yongkun Sin, Stephen LaLumondiere, Toby Garrod, Tae Wan Kim, Jeremy Kirch, Luke Mawst, William Lotshaw, Steven Moss

Proceedings Volume 7933, 79330H (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873894

KEYWORDS: Picosecond phenomena, Annealing, Antimony, Gallium arsenide, Carrier dynamics, Carbon, Multijunction solar cells, Doping, Streak cameras, Diffusion

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2011 Paper

Nanopatterned quantum dot active region lasers on InP substrates

L. Mawst, J. H. Park, Y. Huang, J. Kirch, Y. Sin, B. Foran, C.-C. Liu, P. Nealey, T. Kuech

Proceedings Volume 7953, 795304 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875199

KEYWORDS: Nanostructures, Indium arsenide, Indium gallium arsenide, Quantum dots, Electroluminescence, Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Scanning electron microscopy, Dielectrics, Photomasks, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2011 Paper

The temperature dependence of key electro-optical characteristics for mid-infrared emitting quantum cascade lasers

Dan Botez, Jae Cheol Shin, Sushil Kumar, Jeremy Kirch, Chun-Chieh Chang, Luke Mawst, Igor Vurgaftman, Jerry Meyer, Alfredo Bismuto, Borislav Hinkov, Jerome Faist

Proceedings Volume 7953, 79530N (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874197

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Quantum wells, Quantum efficiency, Mid-IR, Heatsinks, Scattering, Electro optics, External quantum efficiency, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2010 Paper

Radiative efficiency of MOCVD grown QD lasers

Luke Mawst, Gene Tsvid, Peter Dudley, Jeremy Kirch, J. Park, N. Kim

Proceedings Volume 7597, 759716 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.840970

KEYWORDS: Indium gallium arsenide, Quantum efficiency, Gallium arsenide, Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Quantum wells, Image segmentation, Laser damage threshold, External quantum efficiency, Calibration, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2010 Paper

Heterogeneous integration of thin film compound semiconductor lasers and SU8 waveguides on SiO2/Si

Sabarni Palit, Jeremy Kirch, Luke Mawst, Thomas Kuech, Nan Marie Jokerst

Proceedings Volume 7607, 76070I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842379

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Laser bonding, Thin films, Semiconductor lasers, Silicon, Silica, Optical simulations, Polymer multimode waveguides, Polymers, Etching

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2010 Paper

Thin film edge emitting lasers integrated onto silicon

Nan Jokerst, Sabarni Palit, Jeremy Kirch, Gene Tsvid, Luke Mawst, Thomas Kuech

Proceedings Volume 7616, 76160S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.846414

KEYWORDS: Thin films, Silicon, Laser bonding, Semiconductor lasers, Waveguides, Etching, Thin film devices, Silicon films, Metals, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2009 Paper

Characteristics of deep-well 4.8-um emitting quantum-cascade lasers grown by MOCVD

J. C. Shin, M. D'Souza, D. Xu, J. Kirch, L. J. Mawst, D. Botez, I. Vurgaftman, J. R. Meyer

Proceedings Volume 7230, 723013 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.808268

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Quantum wells, Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Laser damage threshold, Continuous wave operation, Superlattices, Temperature metrology, Electro optics, Reliability, Fabrication

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 2009

Progress towards intersubband quantum-box lasers for highly efficient continuous wave operation in the mid-infrared

Dan Botez, Gene Tsvid, Mithun D'Souza, Manish Rathi, Jae-Cheol Shin, Jeremy Kirch, Luke Mawst, Thomas Kuech, Igor Vurgaftman, Jerry Meyer, Jason Plant, George Turner

JNP, Vol. 3, Issue 01, 031606, (January 2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3085992

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Continuous wave operation, Mid-IR, Dry etching, Quantum wells, Electrons, Dielectrics, Quantum efficiency, Interfaces, Etching

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