Optimization of broadband quantum cascade lasers for continuous wave operation

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作者
Soibel, A
Gmachl, C
Sivco, DL
Peabody, ML
Sergent, AM
Cho, AY
Capasso, F
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[1] Lucent Technol, Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Div Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
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10.1063/1.1588374
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We have optimized the design of the broadband quantum cascade laser for cw operation. The improved design leads to a gain ripple of only about 4 cm(-1) over more than a 0.5-mum spectral range. Simultaneous cw emission at several wavelengths spanning the range between 6.7 and 7.4 mum has been achieved in a temperature interval from 20 to 77 K. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.
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