Title :
High power quantum cascade lasers and applications
Author :
Kumar, Chanchal ; Patel, Naresh
Author_Institution :
Pranalytica Inc., Santa Monica, CA
Abstract :
I will describe the developments leading to QCLs producing 3 > W of CW/RT power from 4 mum-12 mum and their applications in high sensitivity CWA and explosives detection, DIRCM, target designators and beacons and human breath analysis.
Keywords :
explosives; quantum cascade lasers; CWA; DIRCM; QCL; explosive detection; high power quantum cascade lasers; human breath analysis; target designators; Chemical industry; Explosives; Frequency; Infrared imaging; Laser transitions; Optical design; Phonons; Quantum cascade lasers; Resonance; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide & Related Materials, 2009. IPRM '09. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3432-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8669
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2009.5012431
