Quantum cascade lasers: 20 years of challenges

Year: 2015

Authors: Vitiello MS.; Scalari G.; Williams B.; De Natale P.

Autors Affiliation: CNR Ist Nanosci, NEST, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; Scuola Normale Super Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; ETH, Inst Quantum Elect, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland; Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA; Ist Nazl Ott CNR, INO, I-50125 Florence Fi, Italy; European Lab Nonlinear Spect, LENS, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino Fi, Italy.

Abstract: We review the most recent technological and application advances of quantum cascade lasers, underlining the present milestones and future directions from the Mid-infrared to the Terahertz spectral range. Challenges and developments, which are the subject of the contributions to this focus issue, are also introduced. ©2015 Optical Society of America.

Journal/Review: OPTICS EXPRESS

Volume: 23 (4)      Pages from: 5167  to: 5182

More Information: This work was partly supported by the Italian Ministry of Education, University, and Research (MIUR) through the program \”FIRB-Futuro in Ricerca 2010\” RBFR10LULP \”Fundamental research on terahertz photonic devices,\” the USA National Science Foundation (grant number ECCS 1433082) and the Italian-EU roadmap ELI-Extreme Light Infrastructure. G.S. acknowledges support from EU though the project TERACOMB and the SNSF.
KeyWords: Semiconductor lasers, Midinfrared; Terahertz spectral range, Quantum cascade lasers
DOI: 10.1364/OE.23.005167

Citations: 391
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