High-speed operation of gain-switched midinfrared quantum cascade lasers

被引：32

作者：

Paiella, R ^{[1
]}

Capasso, F ^{[1
]}

Gmachl, C ^{[1
]}

Bethea, CG ^{[1
]}

Sivco, DL ^{[1
]}

Baillargeon, JN ^{[1
]}

Hutchinson, AL ^{[1
]}

Cho, AY ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Lucent Technol, Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 1999年 / 75卷 / 17期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.125069

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

We report on a simple technique for the generation of short pulses of midinfrared (5 and 8 mu m) radiation, based on gain-switched quantum cascade lasers. In particular, an integrated step-recovery diode source (comb generator) is used to drive the lasers, properly packaged for high-speed operation. Using a fast HgCdTe detector, we measure optical pulses with duration as short as 200 ps, broadened by the detector response time, and peak power of a few tens of mW. The maximum operating temperature of these gain-switched sources is approximately 120 K. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)05243-2].

引用

页码：2536 / 2538

页数：3

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