Temperature-dependent gain and loss in high performance quantum cascade lasers at 8.2 and 10.3μm

  • Zhijun Liu
  • , Grace Silva
  • , Jayson J. Paulose
  • , Claire F. Gmachl
  • , Liwei Cheng
  • , Fow Sen Choa
  • , Rich Leavitt
  • , Fred J. Towner
  • , Xiaojun Wang
  • , Jenyu Fan

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Abstract

Temperature-dependent optical gain and waveguide loss were measured for Quantum Cascade lasers with wavelengths of ~8.2 and ~10.3μm. The nature of the temperature dependence of the loss indicates an extra mechanism of resonant intersubband absorption.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2007
PublisherOptical Society of America
ISBN (Print)1557528349, 9781557528346
StatePublished - 2007
EventConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2007 - Baltimore, MD, United States
Duration: May 6 2007May 6 2007

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Other

OtherConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore, MD
Period5/6/075/6/07

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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