Title :
Novel injector schemes for Mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers, toward the genetic optimization of the laser design
Author :
Bismuto, Alfredo ; Terazzi, Romain ; Hinkov, Borislav ; Beck, Mattias ; Faist, Jerome
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Quantum Electron., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
Using a novel transport model based on density matrix, a new injector design for Mid-IR quantum-cascade-lasers is presented that improves laser performance. Results on automatized optimization of laser design using genetic algorithms are also shown.
Keywords :
genetic algorithms; infrared sources; optical design techniques; quantum cascade lasers; automatized optimization; density matrix; genetic algorithms; injector design; laser design; laser performance; mid-IR quantum cascade lasers; midinfrared quantum cascade lasers; transport model; Couplings; Laser modes; Optimization; Pollution measurement; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
