Gain and loss as a function of current density and temperature in interband cascade lasers

Applied Optics

Volumn 54, Issue 31, 2015, Pages F1-F7

  Merritt, C D ^a   Bewley, W W ^a   Kim, C S ^a   Canedy, C L ^a   Vurgaftman, I ^a   Meyer, J R ^a   Kim, M ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOTERA DEFENSE SOLUTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

CAVITY LENGTH; DIFFERENTIAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY DROOPS; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; INTERBAND CASCADE LASER; INTERNAL EFFICIENCIES; LOGARITHMIC RELATIONSHIP; TEMPERATURE VARIATION;

CURRENT DENSITY;

EID: 84964647554     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.54.0000F1     Document Type: Article

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