Mode tuning of quantum cascade lasers through optical processing of chalcogenide glass claddings

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Song, Shanshan ^a   Howard, Scott S ^a   Liu, Zhijun ^a   Dirisu, Afusat O ^a   Gmachl, Claire F ^a   Arnold, Craig B ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALCOGENIDE GLASS CLADDINGS; DEEP-ETCHED DISTRIBUTED BRAGG GRATINGS; QUANTUM CASCADE (QC);

ENERGY GAP; ETCHING; LASERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTION; SOLVENTS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33746612064     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2236296     Document Type: Article

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