Injectorless quantum cascade laser operating in continuous wave above room temperature

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Katz, S ^a   Vizbaras, A ^a   Boehm, G ^a   Amann, M C ^a  

^a WALTER SCHOTTKY INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE; CONTINUOUS WAVE OPERATION; CONTINUOUS WAVES; DRY AND WET; INJECTORLESS QUANTUM CASCADE LASER; LOW TEMPERATURES; OPERATION TEMPERATURE; OPTICAL POWER; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; THERMAL RESISTANCE;

QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; WET ETCHING;

THRESHOLD CURRENT DENSITY;

EID: 77954337192     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/24/12/122001     Document Type: Article

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