Influence of InAs, AlAs δ layers on the optical, electronic, and thermal characteristics of strain-compensated GaInAsAlInAs quantum-cascade lasers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Vitiello, Miriam S ^a   Gresch, Tobias ^b,c   Lops, Antonia ^a   Spagnolo, Vincenzo ^a   Scamarcio, Gaetano ^a   Hoyler, Nicolas ^b   Giovannini, Marcella ^b   Faist, J́rôme ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HEAT RESISTANCE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LATTICE MISMATCH; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

CONTINUOUS WAVE; ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURES; POTENTIAL INTERFACE BROADENING; STRAIN-COMPENSATED;

INDIUM ARSENIDE;

EID: 35549008033     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2798061     Document Type: Article

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