• DocumentCode
    3012981
  • Title

    Narrow stripe-width, low-ridge configuration for high power quantum cascade lasers

  • Author

    Lyakh, A. ; Zory, P. ; Wasserman, D. ; Shu, G. ; Gmachl, C. ; D´Souza, M. ; Botez, D. ; Bour, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Florida, Gainesville
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Low-ridge-configuration, quantum-cascade lasers operating at 5.3 mum provide, at 80 K, 12 W peak-pulsed power at 14 A drive. A model of current spreading that takes into account the lateral variation in transverse conductivity adequately explains the results.
  • Keywords
    electrical conductivity; quantum cascade lasers; current spreading model; peak-pulsed power; power 12 W; quantum-cascade lasers; temperature 80 K; transverse conductivity; wavelength 5.3 mum; Conductivity; Current density; Drives; Laser modes; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Power generation; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum computing; Threshold current;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453049
  • Filename
    4453049