Title :
Interband cascade lasers with separate-confinement layers
Author :
Tian, Zhaobing ; Hinkey, Robert ; Zhao, F. ; Yang, Rui Q. ; Mansour, Kamjou ; Hill, Cory J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Abstract :
Interband cascade lasers with separate-confinement layers have been demonstrated in cw at temperatures up to 213 K for broad-area lasers, and to 266 K near 3.43 mum and 238 K near 4.04 mum for narrow ridge-waveguide lasers.
Keywords :
ridge waveguides; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; broad-area lasers; interband cascade lasers; narrow ridge-waveguide lasers; separate-confinement layers; Distributed feedback devices; Gas lasers; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Photonic integrated circuits; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688837