DocumentCode
2636233
Title
Silicon quantum cascade lasers for THz sources
Author
Lynch, Stephen A. ; Paul, Douglas J. ; Townsend, Paul ; Matmon, Guy ; Kelsall, Robert W. ; Ikonic, Zoran ; Harrison, Paul ; Zhang, Jing ; Morris, D.J. ; Cullis, Anthony G. ; Pidgeon, Carl R. ; Murzyn, Pawel ; Murdin, Ben ; Bain, Mike ; Gamble, Harry S.
Author_Institution
Cavendish Lab., Cambridge Univ., UK
fYear
2005
fDate
22-28 Oct. 2005
Firstpage
728
Lastpage
729
Abstract
This paper covers some recent advances in the search for a silicon quantum cascade laser. These include intersubband lifetime measurements, growth of high quality structures on buried suicide layers, and demonstration of THz electroluminescence.
Keywords
electroluminescence; elemental semiconductors; quantum cascade lasers; semiconductor growth; silicon; submillimetre wave lasers; Si; THz electroluminescence; THz sources; buried suicide layers; high-quality-structure growth; intersubband lifetime measurements; silicon quantum cascade lasers; Biomedical optical imaging; Germanium silicon alloys; III-V semiconductor materials; Laboratories; Optical materials; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Silicon germanium;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9217-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548213
Filename
1548213
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