Sb-free quantum cascade lasers in the 34 m spectral range

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Bismuto, A ^a   Riedi, S ^a   Hinkov, B ^a   Beck, M ^a   Faist, J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTIVE REGIONS; BURIED HETEROSTRUCTURES; EMISSION WAVELENGTH; EXTERNAL CAVITY; FABRY-PEROT DEVICES; HIGHLY STRAINED; LASER OPERATIONS; LASER PERFORMANCE; PULSED MODE; ROOM TEMPERATURE EMISSIONS; SHORT WAVELENGTHS; SINGLE MODE; SPECTRAL RANGE; SPECTRAL TUNING; STRAIN-COMPENSATED;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

PULSED LASERS;

EID: 84858394429     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/27/4/045013     Document Type: Article

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