Title :
Silicon-Based Quantum Cascade Lasers using Electronic Intersubband Transitions in the L Valleys
Author :
Driscoll, Kristina ; Paiella, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Boston Univ., MA
Abstract :
We theoretically investigate the use of electronic intersubband transitions in the L valleys of Ge/SiGe quantum wells on SiGe(001) virtual substrates, for the development of silicon-based long-wavelength injection lasers
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; germanium; quantum cascade lasers; silicon; silicon compounds; Ge-SiGe quantum wells; L valleys; Si; SiGe; electronic intersubband transitions; long-wavelength injection lasers; silicon-based quantum cascade lasers; Conducting materials; Germanium silicon alloys; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical materials; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum computing; Quantum mechanics; Quantum well lasers; Silicon germanium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278908
