• DocumentCode
    3281291
  • Title

    Terahertz frequency quantum cascade lasers operating up to 178 K with copper metal-metal waveguides

  • Author

    Belkin, Mikhail A. ; Khanna, Suraj P. ; Fan, Jonathan A. ; Hormoz, Sahand ; Lachab, Mohamed ; Capasso, Federico ; Davies, A. Giles ; Linfield, Edmund H.

  • Author_Institution
    Harvard Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    15-19 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    We report terahertz frequency quantum cascade lasers operating up to a record temperature of 178 K, employing a three-quantum-well active region design and copper metal-metal waveguides. Their performance is compared to devices with gold metal-metal waveguides.
  • Keywords
    copper; optical waveguides; quantum cascade lasers; submillimetre wave lasers; Cu; copper metal-metal waveguides; gold metal-metal waveguides; optical properties; terahertz frequency quantum cascade lasers; three quantum-well active region design; Copper; Frequency; Quantum cascade lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Pasadena, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2119-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2120-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665866
  • Filename
    4665866
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3281291