Title :
Multiwavelength GaAs based quantum cascade laser for frequency mixing applications
Author :
Becker, Cydle ; Page, Hideaki ; Valentin ; Ortiz ; Sirtori, Carlo ; Beere, Harvey ; Ritchie, David ; Linfield, Edmund
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol., Orsay, France
Abstract :
Simultaneous laser emission at wavelengths 8.6 and 10.4/spl mu/m is reported for a GaAs based quantum cascade laser. These devices are an ideal compact source for frequency mixing applications over the mid/far infrared.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; infrared spectra; laser beam applications; laser modes; multiwave mixing; quantum cascade lasers; 10.4 micron; 8.6 micron; GaAs; far infrared devices; frequency mixing applications; ideal compact source; mid infrared devices; multiwavelength GaAs; quantum cascade laser; simultaneous laser emission; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum well lasers; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
