• DocumentCode
    1675124
  • Title

    Mid-IR optical amplifications using resonant gain of quantum cascade lasers

  • Author

    Guo, Dingkai ; Chen, Xing ; Cheng, Liwei ; Belyanin, Alexey ; Trivedi, Sudhir ; Choa, Fow-Sen

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Using quantum-cascade-lasers (QCL) as resonant optical amplifiers, active filters, and detectors with gain, we demonstrated signal amplification in the mid-IR wavelength range. Optical gain of >;10dB and electrical gain of >;28dB were achieved.
  • Keywords
    active filters; infrared detectors; optical filters; quantum cascade lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; QCL; active filters; detectors; electrical gain; mid-IR optical amplifications; mid-IR wavelength; optical gain; quantum cascade lasers; resonant gain; resonant optical amplifiers; Gain; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Quantum cascade lasers; Signal detection; Stimulated emission;
  • 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
    6326465
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1675124