Title :
Thermoelectric effect in quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Escarra, Matthew D. ; Benz, Alexander ; Bhatt, Anjali M. ; Hoffman, Anthony J. ; Wang, Xiaojun ; Fan, Jen-Yu ; Gmachl, Claire
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A thermoelectric effect is observed in quantum cascade lasers and validated through thermal/electrical transport modeling. Choosing the proper polarity leads to an active core heat reduction of 9 K for a 7.5 kW/cm2 thermal load.
Keywords :
Heat sinks; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Optical superlattices; Pulse measurements; Quantum cascade lasers; Temperature dependence; Thermal loading; Thermoelectricity; Threshold current;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
