Coherently tunable mid-infrared distributed feedback lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 752-759

  Sadeghi, S M ^a   Li, W ^b   Li, X ^a   Huang, W P ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetically induced distributed feedback laser; Electromagnetically induced transparency; Intersubband laser; Phase shifted distributed feedback laser; Quantum interference; Resonant enhancement of refractive index with zero absorption; Suppression of refractive index; Tunable lasers

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; LASER TUNING; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE PHENOMENA; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TRANSPARENCY;

ELECTROMAGNETICALLY INDUCED TRANSPARENCY PROCESS; INTENSE LASER FIELD; INTERSUBBAND LASER; WAVELENGTH;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 33745887214     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.877299     Document Type: Article

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