Title :
Current Injection Spiral-Shaped Chaotic Microcavity Quantum Cascade Lasers
Author :
Audet, Ross M. ; Belkin, Mikhail A. ; Fan, J.A. ; Capasso, Federico
Author_Institution :
Harvard Univ., Cambridge
Abstract :
We report room temperature operation of current-injection quantum cascade lasers with spiral-shaped chaotic microresonators, capable of directional, single mode emission, operating in pulsed mode with peak optical power in excess of 10 mW.
Keywords :
laser modes; microcavity lasers; optical chaos; quantum cascade lasers; stimulated emission; chaotic microcavity; current injection; directional emission; microcavity lasers; microresonators; pulsed mode operation; quantum cascade lasers; room temperature operation; single mode emission; spiral-shaped microcavity; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Chaos; Indium phosphide; Laser modes; Microcavities; Optical resonators; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Spirals; Temperature; Threshold current;
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.2007.4452958
