• 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