High-power (>1 W) room-temperature quantum-cascade lasers for the long-wavelength IR region
V. V. Dudelev, Д. А. Михайлов, A. V. Babichev, A. D. Andreev, S. N. Losev, E. A. Kognovitskaya, Yu. K. Bobretsova, S. O. Slipchenko, N. A. Pikhtin, A. G. Gladyshev, D. V. Denisov, I. I. Novikov, L. Ya. Karachinsky, V. I. Kuchinskiĭ, A. Yu. Egorov, G. S. Sokolovskiĭ
Abstract
Abstract Ridge quantum-cascade lasers emitting at a wavelength near 8 μm are fabricated and studied. Lasing at room temperature with a maximum output peak power exceeding 1 W from one facet is demonstrated.
Topics & Concepts
CascadeLasing thresholdWavelengthLaserMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsQuantum cascade laserRidgeOpticsQuantumPhysicsChemistryChromatographyPaleontologyQuantum mechanicsBiologySpectroscopy and Laser ApplicationsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics