Material growth and device fabrication of terahertz quantum-cascade laser based on bound-to-continuum structure

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/23/10/104207

Abstract The terahertz quantum-cascade laser (THz QCL) based on bound-to-continuum structure is demonstrated. The X-ray diffraction measurement of the material shows a high crystalline quality of the active region. A THz QCL device was fabricated with semi-insulating surface-plasmon waveguide. The test device is lasing at about 3 THz and operating up to 60 K. It shows a single frequency property under different drive currents and temperatures. At 9 K, the maximum output power is greater than 2 mW with a threshold current density of 159 A/cm².

Keywords: terahertz quantum cascade lasers bound-to-continuum single mode

Received: 17 May 2014
Revised: 28 May 2014
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PACS:	42.55.Px	(Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes)
	61.50.cp

Fund: Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2014CB339803), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2011AA010205), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61131006 and 61321492), the Major National Development Project of Scientific Instrument and Equipment (Grant No. 2011YQ150021), the National Science and Technology Major Project (Grant No. 2011ZX02707), and the Major Project (Grant No. YYYJ-1123-1).

Corresponding Authors: Cao Jun-Cheng
E-mail: jccao@mail.sim.ac.cn

About author: 42.55.Px; 61.50.cp

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Yin Rong (尹嵘), Wan Wen-Jian (万文坚), Zhang Zhen-Zhen (张真真), Tan Zhi-Yong (谭智勇), Cao Jun-Cheng (曹俊诚) Material growth and device fabrication of terahertz quantum-cascade laser based on bound-to-continuum structure 2014 Chin. Phys. B 23 104207


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