• DocumentCode
    2231808
  • Title

    Broadband quantum cascade lasers based on strongly-coupled transitions with an external cavity tuning range over 340 cm−1

  • Author

    Yao, Yu ; Tsai, Tracy ; Wang, Xiaojun ; Wysocki, Gerard ; Gmachl, Claire F.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Quantum Cascade lasers based on continuum-to-continuum design enable external cavity tuning over 340 cm-1 in pulsed mode operation at 15°C. Strong gain suppression over 320 cm-1 is attributed to strong coupling between the laser transitions.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser transitions; laser tuning; optical design techniques; optical pulse generation; quantum cascade lasers; broadband quantum cascade lasers; continuum-to-continuum design; external cavity tuning range; gain suppression; laser transitions; pulsed mode operation; strongly-coupled transitions; temperature 15 degC; Cavity resonators; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Quantum cascade lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950299