Optically pumped intersublevel midinfrared lasers based on InAs - GaAs quantum dots

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1361-1368

  Vukmirović, Nenad ^a   Ikonić, Zoran ^a   Jovanović, Vladimir D ^a   Indjin, Dragan ^a   Harrison, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intraband transitions; Mid infrared; Optically pumped lasers; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

CARRIER DYNAMICS; INTRABAND TRANSITIONS; MIDINFRARED LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 27744596895     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.856077     Document Type: Article

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