Improved CW operation of quantum cascade lasers with epitaxial-side heat-sinking

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1369-1371

  Gmachl, Claire ^a   Sergent, A Michael ^a   Tredicucci, Alessandro ^a   Capasso, Federico ^a   Hutchinson, Albert L ^a   Sivco, Deborah L ^a   Baillargeon, James N ^a   Chu, S N George ^a   Cho, Alfred Y ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; LASER MODES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

QUANTUM CASCADE (QC) LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0033221683     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.803048     Document Type: Article

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