Operation of terahertz quantum-cascade lasers at 164 K in pulsed mode and at 117 K in continuous-wave mode

被引：358

作者：

Williams, BS ^{[1
]}

Kumar, S

Hu, Q

Reno, JL

机构：

[1] MIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

[2] MIT, Elect Res Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

[3] Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA

来源：

OPTICS EXPRESS | 2005年 / 13卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.1364/OPEX.13.003331

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We report the demonstration of a terahertz quantum-cascade laser that operates up to 164 K in pulsed mode and 117 K in continuous-wave mode at approximately 3.0 THz. The active region was based on a resonant-phonon depopulation scheme and a metal-metal waveguide was used for modal confinement. Copper to copper thermocompression wafer bonding was used to fabricate the waveguide, which displayed improved thermal properties compared to a previous indium-gold bonding method. (C) 2005 Optical Society of America.

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页码：3331 / 3339

页数：9

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