DocumentCode
1184952
Title
Milliwatt second harmonic generation in quantum cascade lasers with modal phase matching
Author
Malis, O. ; Belyanin, A. ; Sivco, D.L. ; Chen, J. ; Sergent, A.M. ; Gmachl, C. ; Cho, A.Y.
Author_Institution
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Volume
40
Issue
25
fYear
2004
Firstpage
1586
Lastpage
1587
Abstract
Milliwatt second harmonic power at 4.45 μm was achieved in InP lattice-matched quantum cascade lasers with monolithically-integrated resonant nonlinear cascades and modal phase matching. The use of an InP top-cladding layer and high-reflectance coating on the laser back facet enabled high linear laser power and consequently record nonlinear power.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; claddings; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; quantum cascade lasers; waveguide lasers; 4.45 micron; InGaAs-InAlAs; InP; high reflectance coating; lattice matched lasers; linear laser power; milliwatt second harmonic generation; modal phase matching; monolithically integrated resonant nonlinear cascades; quantum cascade lasers; top cladding layer;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20047040
Filename
1368446
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