Title :
Optofluidic tuning of quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Lee, Benjamin G. ; Loncar, Marko ; Diehl, Laurent ; Berhoozi, Peter S. ; Aellen, Thierry ; Hofstetter, Daniel ; Beck, Mattias ; Faist, Jerome ; Capasso, Federico
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate the compatibility of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) with elastomer-based microfluidics and the tuning of QCLs using liquids with different refractive indices. They look to increasing sensitivity to liquids with ultra high-Q photonic crystal based QCLs
Keywords :
Q-factor; laser tuning; microfluidics; photonic crystals; quantum cascade lasers; elastomer-based microfluidics; optofluidic tuning; photonic crystal; quantum cascade lasers; refractive index; Distributed feedback devices; Holography; Laser tuning; Liquids; Microfluidics; Optical refraction; Optical tuning; Photonic crystals; Quantum cascade lasers; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1693983
