High k-space lasing in a dual-wavelength quantum cascade laser

Nature Photonics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-54

  Franz, Kale J ^a   Menzel, Stefan ^a,b,c   Hoffman, Anthony J ^a   Wasserman, Dan ^a,d   Cockburn, John W ^b   Gmachl, Claire ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PHOTONIC MICROSYSTEMS   (Germany)

^d University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE-CARRIER DISTRIBUTION; DIRECT-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR; ENERGY CONFIGURATIONS; INTERBAND CASCADE LASER; LOCAL POPULATIONS; MOMENTUM RELAXATION; POPULATION INVERSIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT;

CHARGE CARRIERS; LASERS; OPTICAL TRANSITIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THERMIONIC EMISSION;

QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

EID: 58049084006     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2008.250     Document Type: Article

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