Title :
Quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Capasso, Federico
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technols., Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This tutorial will emphasize the underlying physics, design principles and performance of quantum cascade (QC) lasers based on intersubband transitions. Recent results on high-resolution spectroscopy will be presented and applications to chemical sensors for trace gas analysis with part per billion sensitivities in areas such as pollution monitoring, medical and combustion diagnostics will be discussed. The last part of the tutorial will summarize alternative QC laser structures based on interband transitions.
Keywords :
chemical sensors; combustion; laser applications in medicine; laser transitions; optical design techniques; pollution measurement; quantum well lasers; spectroscopic light sources; QC laser structures; chemical sensors; combustion diagnostics; design principles; high-resolution spectroscopy; interband transitions; intersubband transitions; laser transitions; medical diagnostics; physics; pollution monitoring; quantum cascade lasers; trace gas analysis; tutorial; Chemical analysis; Chemical lasers; Chemical sensors; Gas lasers; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical design; Physics; Quantum cascade lasers; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-576-X
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.1999.807073
