• DocumentCode
    1613282
  • Title

    Gain photonic crystal terahertz quantum-cascade lasers

  • Author

    Benz, A. ; Deutsch, Ch ; Fasching, G. ; Unterrainer, K. ; Andrews, A.M. ; Klang, P. ; Schrenk, W. ; Strasser, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Micro- & Nanostruct., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    18
  • Lastpage
    19
  • Abstract
    We present the design and realization of active photonic crystal (PhC) terahertz quantum-cascade lasers. The PhC consists of isolated pillars which are fabricated from the laser gain region. A stable single mode operation under all driving conditions is achieved.
  • Keywords
    laser modes; laser stability; laser tuning; photonic crystals; quantum cascade lasers; terahertz wave spectra; driving conditions; laser gain region; photonic crystal terahertz quantum-cascade lasers; stable single mode operation; tuned emission; Frequency; Laser modes; Nanostructures; Optical scattering; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Quantum cascade lasers; Solid lasers; Submillimeter wave technology; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Society Winter Topicals Meeting Series (WTM), 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Majorca
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5240-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5241-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOTWTM.2010.5421990
  • Filename
    5421990