Observation of degenerate and non-degenerate lateral-mode patterns in mid-IR Quantum Cascade lasers

Nikolai Stelmakh; Michael Vasilyev; Fatima Toor; Claire Gmachl

doi:10.1364/CLEO.2009.JThE14

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Observation of degenerate and non-degenerate lateral-mode patterns in mid-IR Quantum Cascade lasers

Nikolai Stelmakh, Michael Vasilyev, Fatima Toor and Claire Gmachl

2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference, pp.1-2

05/2009

DOI: 10.1364/CLEO.2009.JThE14

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Abstract

We investigate near-field lateral mode patterns of quantum cascade wide-ridge lasers using a spatially-resolving spectrometer. The results support box-model theory and, show that lateral mode pattern can be made either degenerate or non-degenerate in frequency.

120.6200 Spectrometers

140.3298 Laser beam combining

140.5965 Semiconductor lasers

Gallium arsenide

Laser mode locking

Mirrors

Power generation

quantum cascade

Quantum cascade lasers

Semiconductor lasers

Solid lasers

Substrates

Surface emitting lasers

Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

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Title: Subtitle: Observation of degenerate and non-degenerate lateral-mode patterns in mid-IR Quantum Cascade lasers
Creators: Nikolai Stelmakh - University of Texas at Arlington
Michael Vasilyev - University of Texas at Arlington
Fatima Toor - Princeton University
Claire Gmachl - Princeton University
Resource Type: Conference proceeding
Publication Details: 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference, pp.1-2
DOI: 10.1364/CLEO.2009.JThE14
eISSN: 2160-9004
Publisher: IEEE
Language: English
Date published: 05/2009
Academic Unit: Electrical and Computer Engineering; Iowa Technology Institute; Physics and Astronomy; Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Record Identifier: 9984197515702771

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