Continuous-wave operation of 5 μm quantum cascade lasers with high-reflection coated facets

Electronics Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 1590-1592

  Mann, Ch ^a   Yang, Q K ^a   Fuchs, F ^a   Bronner, W ^a   Kohler K ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SOLID STATE PHYSICS IAF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; ELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 0242552310     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20031030     Document Type: Article

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