Title :
Temperature dependence of the transparency current density in mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Dikmelik, Yamac ; Khurgin, Jacob B. ; Escarra, Matthew D. ; Liu, Peter Q. ; Gmachl, Claire F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We analyze the temperature dependence of the transparency current density in mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers and assess its contribution to measured threshold current density for a laser with low voltage defect.
Keywords :
current density; infrared spectra; quantum cascade lasers; mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers; temperature dependence; threshold current density; transparency current density; Current density; Density measurement; Quantum cascade lasers; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement; Threshold current;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
