3. Performance
3.1 Mid-infrared performance of cascade lasers
The first demonstration of continuous, room-temperature operation of a cascade laser in the mid-infrared was carried out in 2002 . Since then, impressive progress has been made, enabling this operating regime to be extended from 3 to 12 μm using the same material system, GaInAs/AlInAs on an InP substrate, with emitted powers of up to a few watts at room temperature and a tap efficiency (i.e. the ratio of emitted optical power to injected electrical power) of the order of 20%. This application-relevant...
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Bibliography
Software tools
Nextnano: software for simulating the I-V characteristics and gain of quantum cascade lasers https://www.nextnano.de/
Events
Research work on quantum cascade lasers is regularly presented at several international conferences:
Photonics West (PW): every February in San Francisco, with the exhibition section where all QCL producers gather to present their latest innovations.
International quantum cascade lasers school and workshop (IQCLSW): every two years (2018, 2020, etc.).
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Patents
Single-pole semiconductor laser EP0676839 – 1995-10-11
Quantum laser cascade EP0841731 – 1998-05-13
Device with improved quantum cascade laser EP0877454 – 1998-11-11
Quantum cascade laser with self-mode locking EP1154532 – 2001-11-14
Apparatus for measuring gas concentration using a gas correlation method EP1850112 – 2007-10-31...
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Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Mirsense http://mirsense.com/
Alpes Lasers http://www.alpeslasers.ch/
Lytid http://lytid.com/
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