• DocumentCode
    1231731
  • Title

    3.4 THz quantum cascade laser operating above liquid nitrogen temperature

  • Author

    Williams, B.S. ; Kumar, S. ; Callebaut, H. ; Hu, Q. ; Reno, J.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6/12/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    915
  • Lastpage
    916
  • Abstract
    Terahertz lasing in a quantum cascade structure in pulsed mode up to a temperature of 87 K at a wavelength of λ=88 μm (3.4 THz) has been obtained. At 5 K, a peak power of approximately 3.4 mW is observed, with still ∼1 mW at 78 K.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; current density; gallium arsenide; laser transitions; quantum cascade lasers; submillimetre wave lasers; 1 to 3.4 mW; 3.4 THz; 5 to 78 K; 88 micron; FIR regime; GaAs-Al0.15Ga0.85As; THz lasing; far-infrared regime; liquid nitrogen temperature; pulsed mode; quantum cascade laser; terahertz lasing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20030587
  • Filename
    1209491
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1231731