Title :
Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers
Author :
Williams, Benjamin S. ; Kumar, Sushil ; Qin, Qi ; Lee, Alan Wei Min ; Hu, Qing ; Reno, John L. ; Wasilewski, Z.R. ; Liu, H.C.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge
Abstract :
We provide an overview of terahertz quantum cascade lasers based on resonant-phonon depopulation and metal-metal waveguides, including two-phonon resonant-phonon depopulation schemes, long wavelength operation, and real time terahertz imaging.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; phonon-phonon interactions; quantum cascade lasers; submillimetre wave imaging; metal-metal waveguides; real time terahertz imaging; resonant-phonon depopulation; terahertz quantum cascade lasers; two-phonon depopulation; Laser modes; Optical imaging; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum computing; Resonance; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453162
