• DocumentCode
    2713200
  • Title

    THz quantum-cascade lasers with superconducting waveguides

  • Author

    Benz, A. ; Brandstetter, M. ; Deutsch, C. ; Fasching, G. ; Unterrainer, K. ; Andrews, A.M. ; Klang, P. ; Schrenk, W. ; Strasser, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Micro- & Nanostruct., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-10 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present THz quantum-cascade lasers in a superconducting double-metal waveguide. The active region is sandwiched between 300 nm thick Niobium layers. The current-voltage characteristic shows a pronounced photon kink at lasing threshold.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; niobium; optical planar waveguides; quantum cascade lasers; superconducting cavity resonators; terahertz wave devices; Nb; THz quantum-cascade lasers; active region; current-voltage characteristic; lasing threshold; photon kink; size 300 nm; superconducting cavity; superconducting double-metal waveguide; Niobium; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Quantum cascade lasers; Temperature measurement; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612621
  • Filename
    5612621
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2713200