Simultaneous measurement of the electronic and lattice temperatures in GaAs/Al0.45Ga0.55As quantum-cascade lasers: Influence on the optical performance

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 84, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 3690-3692

  Spagnolo, Vincenzo ^a   Scamarcio, Gaetano ^b   Page, Hideaki ^c   Sirtori, Carlo ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; GROUND STATE; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT SINKS; HEATING; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM THEORY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE; ENERGY RELAXATION; LATTICE TEMPERATURE; QUANTUM-CASCADE LASERS (QCL);

LASERS;

EID: 2542465007     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1739518     Document Type: Article

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