• DocumentCode
    689534
  • Title

    Terahertz quantum cascade laser performance for structures with variable barrier heights

  • Author

    Aiting Jiang ; Vijayraghavan, Karun ; Matyas, Alpar ; Jirauschek, Christian ; Wasilewski, Zbigniew R. ; Belkin, Mikhail A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally studied the performance of GaAs/AlGaAs terahertz quantum cascade lasers with variable barrier heights in the bandstructure. Best devices achieved Tmax close to that of the record structure, while having lower threshold current density.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; current density; gallium arsenide; microwave photonics; quantum cascade lasers; GaAs-AlGaAs; band structure; low threshold current density; terahertz quantum cascade laser performance; variable barrier heights; Current density; Gallium arsenide; Laser transitions; Quantum cascade lasers; Temperature; Threshold current; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833920
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=689534