Two-wavelength quantum cascade lasers with heterogeneous cascades

Axel Straub, Claire Gmachl, Trinesha S. Mosely, Raffaele Colombelli, Mariano Troccoli, Deborah L. Sivco, A. Michael Sergent, Federico Capasso, Alfred Y. Cho

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Abstract

Quantum cascade (QC) lasers with a dual-wavelength interdigitated cascade are presented. Their active core consists of a stack of active regions and injectors emitting at 8.0 μm interleaved with a second stack emitting at 9, 5 μm. Laser action at two substantially different wavelengths is observed, demonstrating the viability of the "interdigitated cascade" approach for multi-wavelengti laser emission in the mid-infrared. This laser was also used to investigate the influence of the injector-doping on the device perfomance. Two QC lasers with different injector-doping levels were measured, in particular one only doped in the injectors bridging the 8.0 μm active region to the 9.5 μm active region and the remaining injectors undoped. A substantial reduction in threshold was observed for the laser wavelength with the undoped injector, confirming the significance of impurity scattering for the laser threshold in QC-lasers. Dual single-mode and tunable emission at two substantially different wavelength could be demonstrated with a QC laser emitting at 5.0 μm and 7.5 μm simultaneously. These lasers may be of interest for trace gas sensing, as the second wavelength could be used as in-built reference channel.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2002 Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD 2002 - Proceedings
EditorsMichael Gal
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages141-144
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)0780375718
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes
EventConference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD 2002 - Sydney, Australia
Duration: Dec 11 2002Dec 13 2002

Publication series

NameConference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Proceedings, COMMAD
Volume2002-January

Other

OtherConference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD 2002
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period12/11/0212/13/02

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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