Title :
Carrier leakage in interband cascade lasers
Author :
Amirloo, Jeyran ; Towner, Fred J. ; Saini, Simarjeet ; Dagenais, Mario
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report on the important role played by carrier leakage on the performance of interband cascade lasers. Reducing leakage current will lead to a substantial improvement of their performance.
Keywords :
leakage currents; quantum cascade lasers; carrier leakage; interband cascade lasers; leakage current; Educational institutions; Integrated circuits; Measurement by laser beam; Plugs; Quantum cascade lasers; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2012 23rd IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0828-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2012.6348363