Continuous wave operation of long wavelength (λ≈11 μm) inter-miniband lasers

Electronics Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 876-878

  Tredicucci, A ^a   Capasso, F ^a   Gmachl, C ^a   Sivco, D L ^a   Hutchinson, A L ^a   Chu, Sung Nee G ^a   Cho, A Y ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

INTER-MINIBAND LASERS; THRESHOLD CURRENTS;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0033741533     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20000637     Document Type: Article

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