Terahertz quantum-cascade laser at λ ≈ 100 μm using metal waveguide for mode confinement

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2124-2126

  Williams, Benjamin S ^a   Kumar, Sushil ^a   Callebaut, Hans ^a   Hu, Qing ^a   Reno, John L ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; METALLIC FILMS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; WAVEGUIDES;

QUANTUM-CASCADE LASERS (QCL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0142087617     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1611642     Document Type: Article

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