Limitations to the power output and efficiency of mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers imposed by transport

Yamac Dikmelik; Jacob B. Khurgin; Peter Q. Liu; Matthew D. Escarra; Anthony J. Hoffman; Kale J. Franz; Claire F. Gmachl

Limitations to the power output and efficiency of mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers imposed by transport

Yamac Dikmelik
, Jacob B. Khurgin
, Peter Q. Liu
, Matthew D. Escarra
, Anthony J. Hoffman
, Kale J. Franz
, Claire F. Gmachl

Department of Electrical Engineering

Johns Hopkins University
Princeton University

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Abstract

We use a density-matrix framework to evaluate the wallplug efficiency of mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers. We assess the limitations to maximum current and internal efficiency, imposed by injection coupling and current leakage, respectively.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2010
State	Published - 2010
Event	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2010 - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: May 16 2010 → May 21 2010

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Name	Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)	2162-2701

Conference

Conference	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2010
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Jose, CA
Period	05/16/10 → 05/21/10

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Limitations to the power output and efficiency of mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers imposed by transport

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