Title :
Automatic testing of unmounted quantum cascade laser chips in an external cavity configuration
Author :
Wang, Yin ; Xie, Feng ; Caneau, Catherine ; Visovsky, Nick ; LeBlanc, Herve ; Zah, Chung-en ; Wysocki, Gerard
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
An automatic external-cavity laser system for efficient testing of unmounted quantum cascade laser (QCL) bars has been developed. QCLs emitting at 3.45μm and broadband gain media with ~344 cm-1 tunability at 4.4μm have been studied.
Keywords :
automatic testing; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical testing; quantum cascade lasers; QCL; automatic testing; broadband gain media; external cavity configuration; laser tuning; quantum cascade laser chips; wavelength 3.45 mum; wavelength 4.4 mum; Cavity resonators; Laser tuning; Optical device fabrication; Quantum cascade lasers; Testing; Threshold current;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
