High-performance InP-based mid-IR quantum cascade lasers

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 941-951

  Razeghi, Manijeh ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous wave (CW) lasers; Quantum effect semiconductor devices; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

BACKING-UP; CONTINUOUS WAVES; CONTINUOUS-WAVE (CW) LASERS; CW OPERATION; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; INP; MATERIAL QUALITY; OUTPUT POWER; QUANTUM-EFFECT SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; WALLPLUG EFFICIENCY;

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; LASERS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 67650901938     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2008.2006764     Document Type: Article

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