DocumentCode :
399978
Title :
Terahertz quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Hu, Qing ; Williams, Benjamin S. ; Kumar, Sushil ; Callebaut, Hans ; Reno, John L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume :
1
fYear :
2003
fDate :
27-28 Oct. 2003
Firstpage :
342
Abstract :
We report our successful development of THz quantum cascade lasers with two unique features. The intersubband gain medium is based on resonant optical phonon scattering to depopulate the lower lasing level, and the THz mode confinement is achieved using a metal-semiconductor-metal waveguide. To date, lasing has been achieved at wavelengths longer than 100 mW and above liquid nitrogen temperature. Maximum peak power levels exceed 10 mW and more than 4 mW of power is still available at liquid nitrogen temperature.
Keywords :
electron-phonon interactions; laser modes; laser transitions; metal-semiconductor-metal structures; optical waveguides; quantum cascade lasers; submillimetre wave lasers; 77 K; THz mode confinement; intersubband gain medium; liquid nitrogen temperature; metal-semiconductor-metal waveguide; resonant optical phonon scattering; terahertz quantum cascade lasers; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical scattering; Optical superlattices; Optical waveguides; Particle scattering; Quantum cascade lasers; Resonance; Temperature;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
ISSN :
1092-8081
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251785
Filename :
1251785
Link To Document :
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