Type-II and type-I interband cascade lasers

被引:156
作者
Meyer, JR
Vurgaftman, I
Yang, RQ
RamMohan, LR
机构
[1] UNIV HOUSTON,CTR SPACE VACUUM EPITAXY,HOUSTON,TX 77204
[2] WORCESTER POLYTECH INST,WORCESTER,MA 01609
关键词
semiconductor junction lasers; semiconductor quantum wells;
D O I
10.1049/el:19960064
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The authors propose two novel sources emitting in the mid-IR: type-II and type-I interband cascade lasers, and perform detailed gain calculations. High radiative efficiencies are expected, since the phonon processes which dominate relaxation in the intersubband quantum cascade laser are effectively eliminated.
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页码:45 / 46
页数:2
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