Title :
Quantum cascade laser emitting at 10.3 micron for detection of ammonia
Author :
Tsvid, G. ; Wang, Xiongfei ; Fan, Jintao ; Troccoli, Mariano
Author_Institution :
AdTech Opt., City of Industry, CA, USA
Abstract :
New quantum cascade laser 10.3 micron design utilizes selective strain barriers to suppress excited state shunt losses and achieves the same threshold current and slope characteristics as a reference design emitting at 9.9 microns.
Keywords :
ammonia; gas sensors; laser transitions; optical losses; quantum cascade lasers; NH3; ammonia detection; excited state shunt losses; laser transition; optical design; quantum cascade laser; slope characteristics; strain selective barriers; threshold current; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical waveguides; Optics; Quantum cascade lasers; Shunts (electrical);
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2012 23rd IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0828-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2012.6348370
