DocumentCode
2871978
Title
High-power terahertz quantum cascade lasers
Author
Williams, Benjamin S. ; Kumar, Sushil ; Hu, Qing ; Reno, John L.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci. & Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report the demonstration of quantum-cascade lasers at ~4.4 THz (lambda ~ 68 mum) that emit 248 mW peak power in pulsed mode, and 138 mW continuous-wave power at heat-sink temperatures of 10 K.
Keywords
heat sinks; laser beams; quantum cascade lasers; submillimetre wave lasers; continuous-wave power; frequency 4.4 THz; heat sink; high-power terahertz quantum cascade lasers; power 138 mW; power 248 mW; pulsed mode power; temperature 10 K; wavelength 68 mum; Gold; Laboratories; Laser modes; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum computing; Resonance; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628285
Filename
4628285
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