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Quantum Kinetics of Transport and Gain in Quantum Cascade Lasers: Looking for the Essential Principles of Design

Wacker, Andreas LU orcid (2010) Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS)
Abstract
The complex interplay by tunneling and scattering in quantum cascade lasers is analyzed with nonequilibrium Green's functions. Data for a recently proposed simple structure based on only two wells per period is presented. This simple structure allows to visualize the relevance of the tunneling resonance very clearly. It is argued that a QCL design needs at least three levels per period, thus further simplifications of the design are not likely to occur for THz lasers. Finally the similarities and differences between quantum cascade lasers and superlattices are addressed. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America
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Data visualization, Green's function methods, Kinetic theory, Optical design, Particle scattering, Quantum cascade lasers, Quantum well lasers, Resonance, Superlattices, Tunneling
host publication
2010 Conference On Lasers And Electro-Optics (CLEO) And Quantum Electronics And Laser Science Conference (QELS)
publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
conference name
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS)
conference dates
2010-05-16 - 2010-05-21
external identifiers
  • wos:000290513603148
ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
language
English
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yes
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45772a4a-8c99-447e-84f1-b9fc1b1db29a (old id 1984553)
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http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5500801
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2016-04-04 12:17:53
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2018-11-21 21:10:08
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  abstract     = {{The complex interplay by tunneling and scattering in quantum cascade lasers is analyzed with nonequilibrium Green's functions. Data for a recently proposed simple structure based on only two wells per period is presented. This simple structure allows to visualize the relevance of the tunneling resonance very clearly. It is argued that a QCL design needs at least three levels per period, thus further simplifications of the design are not likely to occur for THz lasers. Finally the similarities and differences between quantum cascade lasers and superlattices are addressed. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America}},
  author       = {{Wacker, Andreas}},
  booktitle    = {{2010 Conference On Lasers And Electro-Optics (CLEO) And Quantum Electronics And Laser Science Conference (QELS)}},
  isbn         = {{978-1-55752-890-2}},
  keywords     = {{Data visualization; Green's function methods; Kinetic theory; Optical design; Particle scattering; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum well lasers; Resonance; Superlattices; Tunneling}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  title        = {{Quantum Kinetics of Transport and Gain in Quantum Cascade Lasers: Looking for the Essential Principles of Design}},
  url          = {{http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5500801}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}