Title :
Intersubband raman lasers: A new insight
Author :
Dikmelik, Yamac ; Khurgin, Jacob B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We consider the threshold characteristics of intersubband Raman lasers and explain the low thresholds when compared to optically pumped intersubband lasers by describing the effect of motional narrowing in the presence of interface roughness broadening.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical pumping; spectral line broadening; interface roughness broadening; intersubband Raman lasers; motional narrowing; optically pumped intersubband lasers; threshold characteristics; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum well lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343427
