Title :
Miniaturized external cavity quantum cascade lasers for broad tunability in the mid-infrared
Author :
Day, Timothy ; Arnone, David ; Crivello, Salvatore F. ; Weida, Miles J.
Author_Institution :
Daylight Solutions Inc., Poway, CA
Abstract :
A room-temperature, grating-tuned external cavity quantum cascade laser is demonstrated. The use of miniaturized components leads to superior performance (8.3 to 9.0 um tuning) and facilitates the development of a robust commercial module.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; infrared sources; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; quantum cascade lasers; broad tunability; external cavity lasers; grating-tuned laser; midinfrared lasers; miniaturized components; quantum cascade lasers; room-temperature laser; temperature 293 K to 298 K; wavelength 8.3 mum to 9.0 mum; Chemical lasers; Coatings; Gratings; Laser feedback; Laser tuning; Optical feedback; Optical refraction; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.3380) Laser materials; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628192
