• DocumentCode
    1664060
  • Title

    199.5 K operation of THz quantum cascade lasers

  • Author

    Fathololoumi, S. ; Dupont, E. ; Chan, C.W.I. ; Wasilewski, Z.R. ; Laframboise, S.R. ; Ban, D. ; Matyas, A. ; Jirauschek, C. ; Hu, Q. ; Liu, H.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Microstruct. Sci., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The density matrix based model is employed to design a THz quantum cascade laser with optimized oscillator strength and improved injection tunneling. A maximum operating temperature of 199.5 K has been recorded at 3.22 THz (1.28ħω/kB).
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; oscillator strengths; quantum cascade lasers; terahertz wave devices; tunnelling; GaAs-AlGaAs; THz quantum cascade lasers; density matrix based model; frequency 3.22 THz; injection tunneling; oscillator strength; temperature 199.5 K; Gallium arsenide; Laser modes; Oscillators; Quantum cascade lasers; Temperature measurement; Tunneling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326043
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1664060