Quantum cascade laser in a master oscillator power amplifier configuration with Watt-level optical output power

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 19180-19186

  Hinkov, Borislav ^a   Beck, Mattias ^a   Gini, Emilio ^a   Faist, Jéřome ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICS;

BURIED HETEROSTRUCTURES; FAR FIELD MEASUREMENT; GROWTH DIRECTIONS; MASTER OSCILLATOR POWER AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL OUTPUT POWER; SHORT-WAVELENGTH; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIOS; SINGLE MODE EMISSION;

QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

EID: 84881522616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.019180     Document Type: Article

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