Title :
Measurement of gain and subband non-parabolicity in a λ∼10μm Quantum Cascade Laser from single-pass transmission measurements
Author :
Dirisu, Afusat O. ; Revin, Dmitry ; Liu, Zhijun ; Kennedy, Ken ; Cockburn, John ; Gmachl, Claire
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ
Abstract :
Sensitive single-pass transmission measurements for probing the electron distribution of Quantum Cascade lasers under an applied bias are used to extract the intersubband nonparabolicity and single-pass gain of a lambda~10 mum Quantum Cascade laser.
Keywords :
gain measurement; optical variables measurement; quantum cascade lasers; electron distribution probing; gain measurement; quantum cascade laser; single-pass transmission measurements; subband non-parabolicity; wavelength 10 mum; Absorption; Electric variables measurement; Electrons; Extraterrestrial measurements; Gain measurement; Laser transitions; Optical scattering; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.5960) Semiconductor 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
