Title :
Terahertz quantum cascade lasers based on phonon scattering assisted injection and extraction
Author :
Fathololoumi, S. ; Dupont, E. ; Wasilewski, Z.R. ; Aers, G. ; Laframboise, S.R. ; Lindskog, M. ; Wacker, A. ; Ban, D. ; Liu, H.C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Microstruct. Sci., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A novel terahertz quantum cascade laser, based on consecutive phonon-photon-phonon emissions, is proposed. The design procedure used a density matrix based figure-of-merit and a generic algorithm approach; the fabricated device lased up to 138 K.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; phonon-phonon interactions; quantum cascade lasers; density matrix; device fabrication; figure-of-merit; generic algorithm; phonon scattering assisted extraction; phonon scattering assisted injection; phonon-photon-phonon emissions; temperature 138 K; terahertz quantum cascade lasers; Phonons; Quantum cascade lasers; Scattering; Sociology; Statistics; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
