Two-wavelength quantum cascade lasers with heterogeneous cascades

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

doi:10.1109/COMMAD.2002.1237212

Two-wavelength quantum cascade lasers with heterogeneous cascades

Axel Straub, Claire F. 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 language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2002 Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD 2002 - Proceedings
Editors	Michael Gal
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	141-144
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	0780375718
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/COMMAD.2002.1237212
State	Published - Jan 1 2002
Externally published	Yes
Event	Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD 2002 - Sydney, Australia Duration: Dec 11 2002 → Dec 13 2002

Publication series

Name	Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Proceedings, COMMAD
Volume	2002-January

Other

Other	Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD 2002
Country	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	12/11/02 → 12/13/02

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Straub, A., Gmachl, C. F., Mosely, T. S., Colombelli, R., Troccoli, M., Sivco, D. L., Sergent, A. M., Capasso, F., & Cho, A. Y. (2002). Two-wavelength quantum cascade lasers with heterogeneous cascades. In M. Gal (Ed.), 2002 Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD 2002 - Proceedings (pp. 141-144). [1237212] (Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Proceedings, COMMAD; Vol. 2002-January). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMMAD.2002.1237212

Straub, Axel ; Gmachl, Claire F. ; Mosely, Trinesha S. ; Colombelli, Raffaele ; Troccoli, Mariano ; Sivco, Deborah L. ; Sergent, A. Michael ; Capasso, Federico ; Cho, Alfred Y. / Two-wavelength quantum cascade lasers with heterogeneous cascades. 2002 Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD 2002 - Proceedings. editor / Michael Gal. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2002. pp. 141-144 (Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Proceedings, COMMAD).

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Straub, A, Gmachl, CF, Mosely, TS, Colombelli, R, Troccoli, M, Sivco, DL, Sergent, AM, Capasso, F & Cho, AY 2002, Two-wavelength quantum cascade lasers with heterogeneous cascades. in M Gal (ed.), 2002 Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD 2002 - Proceedings., 1237212, Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Proceedings, COMMAD, vol. 2002-January, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 141-144, Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD 2002, Sydney, Australia, 12/11/02. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMMAD.2002.1237212

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Straub A, Gmachl CF, Mosely TS, Colombelli R, Troccoli M, Sivco DL et al. Two-wavelength quantum cascade lasers with heterogeneous cascades. In Gal M, editor, 2002 Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD 2002 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2002. p. 141-144. 1237212. (Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Proceedings, COMMAD). https://doi.org/10.1109/COMMAD.2002.1237212