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- Title
Anomalous Mode Transitions in High Power Distributed Bragg Reflector Quantum Cascade Lasers.
- Authors
Cheng, Feng-Min; Zhang, Jin-Chuan; Gu, Zeng-hui; Wang, Dong-Bo; Zhuo, Ning; Zhai, Shen-Qiang; Wang, Li-Jun; Liu, Jun-Qi; Liu, Shu-Man; Liu, Feng-Qi; Wang, Zhan-Guo
- Abstract
In this paper, an anomalous spectral data of distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) emitting around 7.6 μm is presented. The two-section DBR lasers, consisting of a gain section and an unpumped Bragg reflector, display an output power above 0.6 W in continuous wave (CW) mode at room temperature. The anomalous spectral data is defined as a longitudinal mode which moves toward shorter wavelengths with increasing temperature or injection current, which is unexpected. Although the longer wavelength modes are expected to start lasing when raising device temperature or injection current, occasional mode hops to a shorter wavelength are seen. These anomalous mode transitions are explained by means of modal analysis. The thermal-induced change of the refractive index implied by an increase in the temperature or injection current yields nearly periodic transitions between cavity modes.
- Subjects
QUANTUM cascade lasers; DISTRIBUTED Bragg reflectors; MODAL analysis; REFRACTIVE index
- Publication
Nanoscale Research Letters, 2019, Vol 14, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1931-7573
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s11671-019-3151-3