Intersubband laser design using a quantum box array

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3001, Issue , 1997, Pages 271-281

  Hsu, Chia Fu ^a   O, Jeong Seok ^a   Zory, Peter S ^a   Botez, Dan ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Cw; Intersubband; Mid IR; Phonon bottleneck; Quantum box; Quantum cascade laser; Room temperature; Semiconductor laser

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LASERS; PHONONS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; QUANTUM THEORY; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

CW; INTERSUBBAND; MID-IR; PHONON BOTTLENECK; QUANTUM BOX; QUANTUM CASCADE LASER; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASER; BRAGG MIRRORS; INTERSUBBAND TRANSITIONS; MID-INFRARED LASERS; QUANTUM BOXES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0031340278     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.273796     Document Type: Conference Paper

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