Electronics Letters · 2006 · 266 citations · 8 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringCondensed Matter PhysicsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsLaser PhysicsOptical ResonatorsPlasmonicsQuantum OpticsTerahertz PhotonicsTerahertz SpectroscopyPulsed LasersQuantum Cascade LasersTerahertz GenerationTerahertz PlasmonicsTerahertz Quantum Cascade LasersTerahertz SourcesTerahertz WaveguidesTerahertz Waves
Demonstration of quantum-cascade lasers at ∼4.4 THz (λ∼68 µm), which are measured to emit 248 mW peak power in pulsed mode, and 138 mW continuous-wave power at heatsink temperatures of 10 K, is reported. These lasers are based on a resonant-phonon depopulation scheme, and use a semi-insulating surface-plasmon waveguide.
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Terahertz semiconductor-heterostructure laser
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