Title :
Vertical monolithic integration of quantum cascade lasers for high-power broadband applications
Author :
Blanchard, Romain ; Grezes, Cécile ; Menzel, Stefan ; Pflügl, Christian ; Diehl, Laurent ; Huang, Yong ; Ryou, Jae-Hyun ; Dupuis, Russell D. ; Capasso, Federico
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate 1.1W peak power from a monolithic broadband laser composed of four quantum cascade laser active regions distributed over two uncoupled optical waveguides. This work paves the way for high-brightness broadband mid-infrared sources.
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectrometers; infrared sources; infrared spectrometers; quantum cascade lasers; spectroscopic light sources; waveguide lasers; Fourier-transfnrrn infrared spectrometers; broadband midinfrared sources; high-power broadband applications; monolithic broadband laser; optical waveguides; power 1.1 W; quantum cascade lasers; vertical monolithic integration; Broadband communication; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Quantum cascade lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
