186 K operation of terahertz quantum-cascade lasers based on a diagonal design

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 13, 2009, Pages

  Kumar, Sushil ^a   Hu, Qing ^a   Reno, John L ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIAGONALITY; ELEVATED TEMPERATURES; HEAT-SINK; LASING FREQUENCIES; OPERATING CURRENTS; OPTICAL POWER; OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS; PARASITIC LEAKAGES; TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE; TERAHERTZ QUANTUM-CASCADE LASERS;

EID: 64149103432     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3114418     Document Type: Article

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