The quantum cascade lasers: The semiconductor solution for lasers in the 3 - 5μm wavelength region

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5615, Issue , 2004, Pages 16-26

  Sirtori, C ^a,b   Marcadet, X ^b   Garcia, M ^b   Baranov, A N ^c   Teissier, R ^c   Barate, D ^c   Vicet, A ^c   Alibert, C ^c   Cockburn, J ^d   Revin, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^b THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intersubband transitions; Mid infrared; Molecular beam epitaxy; Optical countermeasures; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum engineering; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

INTERSUBBAND TRANSITION; MID INFRARED; OPTICAL COUNTERMEASURES; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; QUANTUM ENGINEERING;

CRYSTALS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INFRARED RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 20244378823     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.578274     Document Type: Conference Paper

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