Single-mode quantum cascade lasers employing asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer type cavities

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 16, 2012, Pages

  Liu, Peter Q ^a   Wang, Xiaojun ^b   Gmachl, Claire F ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b ADTECH OPTICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; CONTINUOUS WAVE MODES; EFFECTIVE WAVELENGTH; FABRY-PEROT CAVITY; PULSED MODE; QC LASERS; RIDGE LASER; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIOS; SINGLE MODE; SINGLE MODE OPERATION;

QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

PULSED LASERS;

EID: 84867761343     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4761247     Document Type: Article

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