Title :
Predictive microscopic approach to transport and optics in THz quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Pereira, Mauro F.
Author_Institution :
Mater. & Eng. Res. Inst., Sheffield Hallam Univ., Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
The review paper outlined in this extended abstract is separated in three parts. In the first part, current trends in telecommunication towards the terahertz range and expected near future developments will be presented. In the second part, different methods to generate THz radiation will be discussed and their advantages and limitations will be compared and contrasted, leading to an overview to possible technological choices to be adopted in the near future. In the third part, results of the current state of the art simulator for electronic transport in quantum cascade lasers will be highlighted.
Keywords :
electron transport theory; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; quantum cascade lasers; electronic transport simulator; predictive microscopic approach; telecommunication trends; terahertz quantum cascade lasers; terahertz radiation generation; Bandwidth; Consumer electronics; Frequency; Green´s function methods; Optical microscopy; Optical pulse generation; Particle scattering; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum mechanics; Signal generators; last mile THz communications; nonequilibrium Green´s functions; quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2010 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7799-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7797-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2010.5548939
