Optical bistability from domain formation in Terahertz quantum cascade lasers

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 222-228

  Allen, Dan G ^a   Hargett, Terry W ^a   Reno, John L ^a   Wanke, Michael C ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bistability; domain formation; quantum cascade laser (QCL); terahertz (THz)

Indexed keywords

BI-STABILITY; CURRENT TRANSPORT; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK; DOMAIN FORMATION; DOMINANT MECHANISM; FAR FIELD MEASUREMENT; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCES; OPTICAL POWER; QUANTUM CASCADE LASER (QCL); TERAHERTZ; TERAHERTZ QUANTUM-CASCADE LASERS; TM01 MODE; TRANSVERSE MODE;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

EID: 79951552975     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2010.2044748     Document Type: Article

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