• DocumentCode
    2241375
  • Title

    Long-wavelength (λ ≈ 14 μm) Quantum Cascade lasers with low threshold and high characteristic temperature (∼ 300 K)

  • Author

    Huang, Xue ; Charles, William O. ; 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
    We demonstrate a high-performance Quantum Cascade laser at ~ 14 μm wavelength. It shows a low threshold current density of 2.1 kA/cm2 at 300 K and high characteristic temperature of 309 K around room temperature.
  • Keywords
    current density; quantum cascade lasers; characteristic temperature; long-wavelength quantum cascade lasers; temperature 293 K to 298 K; temperature 300 K; temperature 309 K; threshold current density; Laser transitions; Optical waveguides; Quantum cascade lasers; Temperature; Threshold current; Waveguide 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
    5950664
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2241375