Photothermal investigations of thermal and optical properties of GaAlAsSb and AlAsSb thin layers

Investigation of the optical and thermal properties of GaAlAsSb/GaSb and AlAsSb/GaSb heterostructures by photothermal deflection spectroscopy (PDS) is presented. From a comparison of the amplitude and phase of the experimental PDS signal with the corresponding theoretical ones, we have determined the thermal conductivities and thickness, as well as the variations versus wavelength of the optical absorption coefficients and refractive indices of the GaAlAsSb and AlAsSb layers. The refractive indices measured in the transparency region and the small values of the thermal conductivity are in good agreement with theoretical interpolation reported in previous literature.