• DocumentCode
    2870562
  • Title

    Broadband quantum cascade lasers and superluminescent diodes

  • Author

    Zibik, Evgeny A. ; Ng, Wing H. ; Soulby, Michael R. ; Wilson, Luke R. ; Cockburn, John W. ; Colley, Christopher S. ; Hebden, Jeremy C. ; Delpy, David T. ; Groom, Kristian M. ; Hopkinson, Mark

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report broadband quantum cascade lasers emitting over a range of 6 to 8 mum at 77 K and having Jth=4.6 kA/cm2 at 300 K. Superluminescent diodes utilizing the same design will also be described.
  • Keywords
    infrared sources; quantum cascade lasers; superluminescent diodes; broadband lasers; laser design; quantum cascade lasers; superluminescent diodes; temperature 300 K; temperature 77 K; wavelength 6 mum to 8 mum; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical optical imaging; Coherence; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Physics; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Superluminescent diodes; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers; (230.3670) Light-emitting diodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628191
  • Filename
    4628191