Measurement of gain and losses of a midinfrared quantum cascade laser by wavelength chirping spectroscopy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Benveniste, E ^a   Laurent, S ^a   Vasanelli, A ^a   Manquest, C ^a   Sirtori, C ^a   Teulon, F ^b   Carras, M ^b   Marcadet, X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^b ALCATEL THALES III V LAB   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; LASERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

CAVITY LOSS; DFB LASERS; EMISSION WAVELENGTHS; FREQUENCY CHIRPS; FUNCTION OF TIME; INJECTED CURRENTS; MID-INFRARED QUANTUM CASCADES; PULSED MODES; QUANTITATIVE STUDIES; QUANTUM CASCADES; TRANSMITTED INTENSITIES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 61349096534     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3089570     Document Type: Article

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