Title :
Near room temperature continuous wave operation of an external cavity quantum cascade laser
Author :
Mohan, A. ; Wittman, A. ; Blaser, S. ; Hugi, A. ; Giovannini, M. ; Faist, J. ; Gini, E.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Neuchatel, Neuchatel
Abstract :
Near room temperature, continuous-wave (CW) operation of an external-cavity buried heterostructure quantum-cascade laser is reported. Single mode tuning range of 120 cm-1 was achieved. Mode-hop free tuning is demonstrated for an anti-reflection coated laser.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser tuning; quantum cascade lasers; anti-reflection coated laser; external-cavity buried heterostructure quantum-cascade laser; near room temperature continuous wave operation; single mode tuning; Geometrical optics; Geometry; Gratings; Indium phosphide; Iron; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical tuning; Quantum cascade lasers; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385933
