Quantum cascade lasers: Ultrahigh-speed operation, optical wireless communication, narrow linewidth, and far-infrared emission

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 511-532

  Capasso, Federico ^a,b   Paiella, Roberto ^a,c   Martini, Rainer ^a,d   Colombelli, Raffaele ^a,b   Gmachl, Claire ^a,b   Myers, Tanya L ^e   Taubman, Matthew S ^e   Williams, Richard M ^e   Bethea, Clyde G ^a,b   Unterrainer, Karl ^f   Hwang, Harold Y ^b   Sivco, Deborah L ^b   Cho, Alfred Y ^a,b   Sergent, A Michael ^c   Liu, H C ^g   Whittaker, Edward A ^d  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c AGERE SYSTEMS   (United States)

^d Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^g NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

QUANTUM CASCADE (QC) LASERS;

BAND STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; ULTRASHORT PULSES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0036610062     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.1005403     Document Type: Article

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