Low-loss surface-mode waveguides for terahertz Si-SiGe quantum cascade lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1233-1238

  De Rossi, Alfredo ^a   Carras, Mathieu ^a   Paul, Douglas J ^b  

^a THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser; SiGe; Silicon; Terahertz; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MATERIALS; LOW LOSS; NEW DESIGNS; PERIODIC SURFACES; QUANTUM-CASCADE LASERS; SHALLOW GRATINGS; SI (100) SUBSTRATES; SIGE; TERAHERTZ; TERAHERTZ WAVEGUIDES; VERTICAL DIRECTIONS;

LASERS; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICON ALLOYS; WAVEGUIDES;

SILICON;

EID: 50249180218     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.883496     Document Type: Article

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