Title :
Broadband quantum cascade lasers based on strongly-coupled transitions with an external cavity tuning range over 340 cm−1
Author :
Yao, Yu ; Tsai, Tracy ; Wang, Xiaojun ; Wysocki, Gerard ; Gmachl, Claire F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Quantum Cascade lasers based on continuum-to-continuum design enable external cavity tuning over 340 cm-1 in pulsed mode operation at 15°C. Strong gain suppression over 320 cm-1 is attributed to strong coupling between the laser transitions.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser transitions; laser tuning; optical design techniques; optical pulse generation; quantum cascade lasers; broadband quantum cascade lasers; continuum-to-continuum design; external cavity tuning range; gain suppression; laser transitions; pulsed mode operation; strongly-coupled transitions; temperature 15 degC; Cavity resonators; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
