Title :
High temperature, magnetic field assisted (sub)THz quantum cascade laser
Author :
Wade, Aaron ; Fedorov, Georgy ; Smirnov, Dmitry ; Williams, Benjamin S. ; Kumar, Sushil ; Hu, Qing ; Reno, John L.
Author_Institution :
Nat. High Magn. Field Lab., Tallahassee, FL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate magnetic field assisted, (sub)THz quantum cascade laser operating above 200 K. This is achieved through the application of strong magnetic fields which provide an additional lateral confinement in order to suppress non-radiative intersubband scattering.
Keywords :
interference suppression; light scattering; magnetic fields; quantum cascade lasers; high temperature laser; magnetic field assisted laser; magnetic fields; non-radiative intersubband scattering; subTHz quantum cascade laser; Frequency; Laser transitions; Magnetic fields; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Temperature; Voltage; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.5965) Semiconductor lasers, quantum cascade; (230.5590) Quantum-well, -wire and -dot devices; (250.5960) Semiconductor lasers;
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
