Tuning nonlinear susceptibility in strained AlGaAs/InGaAs quantum cascade lasers

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1669-1673

  Roberts, Denzil ^a   Triplett, Gregory ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinear susceptibility; Quantum cascade laser

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM ALLOYS; LASERS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MIXING; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

ACTIVE REGION; ALGAAS/GAAS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSIONS; CAVITY DESIGNS; EFFECTS OF STRAIN; FREQUENCY MIXING; HIGHER-ORDER HARMONICS; HIGHER-ORDER MODES; INDIUM COMPOSITION; INTRA-CAVITY; NONLINEAR SUSCEPTIBILITIES; NONLINEAR SUSCEPTIBILITY; OPTICAL DIPOLES; OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS; POISSON SOLVERS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASER; STRAIN RELIEF;

SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

EID: 50849144835     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2008.06.040     Document Type: Article

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