Ridge-Width Dependence on High-Temperature Continuous-Wave Quantum-Cascade Laser Operation

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 744-746

  Slivken, S ^a   Yu, J S ^a   Evans, A ^a   David, J ^a   Doris, L ^a   Razeghi, M ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous wave (CW) lasers; Infrared measurements; Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs); Quantum well lasers

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROPLATING; HEAT SINKS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; INFRARED RADIATION; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

INFRARED MEASUREMENTS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS (QCL);

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS;

EID: 1642618412     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.823746     Document Type: Article

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