• DocumentCode
    3343107
  • Title

    GaAs/Al/sub x/Ga/sub 1-x/As quantum cascade lasers

  • Author

    Sirtori, C. ; Kruck, P. ; Barbieri, S. ; Collot, P. ; Nagle, J. ; Beck, M. ; Faist, J. ; Oesterle, U.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. Central de Recherches, Thomson-CSF, Orsay, France
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    23-28 May 1992
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. By fabricating quantum cascade (QC) lasers in AlGaAs-GaAs we demonstrate that the fundamental concepts and design criteria can be truly extended in material systems, whilst still preserving the same basic characteristics in terms of threshold currents and output power.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; molecular beam epitaxial growth; optical fabrication; quantum well lasers; semiconductor growth; AlGaAs-GaAs; GaAs/Al/sub x/Ga/sub 1-x/As quantum cascade lasers; basic characteristics; design criteria; material systems; output power; quantum cascade laser fabrication; threshold currents; Gallium arsenide; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical design; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor materials; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-576-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.1999.807074
  • Filename
    807074