• DocumentCode
    500036
  • Title

    Inverse-quantum-engineering: A new methodology for designing THz QCLs for basic and applied research

  • Author

    Waldmueller, Inés ; Wanke, Michael C. ; Lerttamrab, Maytee ; Allen, Dan ; Chow, Weng W.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the general capabilities of the developed methodology by tuning the emission frequency of a GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs THz QCL over a frequency range of 2.9 THz, and the Al fraction over a range of 0.17.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; laser tuning; quantum cascade lasers; submillimetre wave lasers; GaAs-AlxGa1-xAs; THz QCL design; emission frequency tuning; frequency 2.9 THz; inverse-quantum-engineering; terahertz quantum cascade laser; Design methodology; Frequency; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical control; Optical design; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Quantum cascade lasers; (230.5590) Quantum-well devices; 140.3070 Infrared and far-infrared lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225415