Title :
Second harmonic generation in quantum cascade lasers grown on a <111> GaAs substrate
Author :
Bengloan, Jean-Yves ; Calligaro, Michel ; Ortiz, Valentin ; Marcadet, Xavier ; Maurin, Isabelle ; Sirtori, Carlo
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol., Orsay, France
Abstract :
Emission of coherent light at a wavelength of 5.75 /spl mu/m has been obtained by intracavity frequency doubling of a quantum cascade laser grown on a <111> substrate to exploit the nonlinear susceptibility of bulk GaAs.
Keywords :
gallium arsenide; light coherence; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical harmonic generation; quantum cascade lasers; substrates; 5.75 micron; GaAs; GaAs substrate; coherent light emission; intracavity frequency doubling; nonlinear susceptibility; quantum cascade lasers; second harmonic generation; Frequency conversion; Gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical waveguides; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
