Title :
Interband Cascade Lasers: from concept to devices and applications
Author_Institution :
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena
Abstract :
The development of mid-infrared interband cascade lasers from concept to devices and applications will be reviewed. Their current status and future prospects will be discussed.
Keywords :
current density; quantum cascade lasers; continuous wave mode; midinfrared interband cascade lasers; quantum cascade lasers; quantum efficiency; threshold current density; type-II quantum wells; wall-plug efficiency; Distributed feedback devices; Gas lasers; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Photonic integrated circuits; Power lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum well lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452519
