Optimized Second-Harmonic Generation in Quantum Cascade Lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1345-1355

  Gmachl, Claire ^a,b   Belyanin, Alexey ^c   Sivco, Deborah L ^a   Peabody, Milton L ^a   Owschimikow, Nina ^a,d   Sergent, A Michael ^a   Capasso, Federico ^e   Cho, Alfred Y ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intersubband transitions; Mid infrared; Multiple wavelength emission; Nonlinear optics; Quantum cascade laser; Quantum wells; Second harmonic generation

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PUMPING; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

QUANTUM CASCADE (QC) LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0242489531     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.818315     Document Type: Article

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