Title :
Very small (≤ 1.2 – 1.7 W) heat dissipation, room temperature, continuous-wave quantum cascade lasers at λ ∼ 5.3 μm
Author :
Liu, Zhijun ; Gmachl, Claire F. ; Caneau, Catherine G. ; Chung-en Zah
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ
Abstract :
Using a 0.5 mm short cavity and high reflectivity coating on both laser facets, room temperature, continuous-wave Quantum Cascade lasers at lambda ~ 5.3 mum are realized with heat dissipation of less than 1.2-1.7 W.
Keywords :
cooling; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical films; quantum cascade lasers; reflectivity; thermo-optical effects; continuous-wave quantum cascade lasers; heat dissipation; high reflectivity coating; laser facets; size 0.5 mm; temperature 293 K to 298 K; wavelength 5.3 mum; Coatings; Infrared heating; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical design; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature; Thermal loading; Waveguide lasers; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.5965) Semiconductor lasers, quantum cascade;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
