• DocumentCode
    448092
  • Title

    Low threshold (Ith<20mA) buried 2.9 THz quantum cascade lasers using a double metal scheme

  • Author

    Dhillon, S. ; Sirtori, C. ; Alton, J. ; Barbieri, S. ; Beere, H.E. ; Linfield, E.H. ; Ritchie, D.A. ; Calligaro, M. ; De Rossi, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Materiaux et Phenomenes Quantiques, Univ. Denis Diderot, Paris, France
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    852
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate buried waveguides in THz quantum cascade lasers based on a double-metal scheme. An increase in lateral thermal conductivity results in a small difference of the maximum operating temperature between pulsed and continuous-wave operation.
  • Keywords
    quantum cascade lasers; submillimetre wave lasers; thermal conductivity; 2.9 THz; THz quantum cascade lasers; buried waveguides; continuous-wave operation; double-metal scheme; pulsed-wave operation; thermal conductivity; Laser modes; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Strips; Surface emitting lasers; Thermal conductivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.201952
  • Filename
    1573018
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=448092