COMMENTS AND OPINIONS
Ning Zhuo, Fengqi Liu and Zhanguo Wang
Corresponding author: Ning Zhuo, zhuoning@semi.ac.cn; Fengqi Liu, fqliu@semi.ac.cn; Zhanguo Wang, zgwang@semi.ac.cn
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Bosco L, Franckie M, Scalari G, et al. Thermoelectrically cooled THz quantum cascade laser operating up to 210 K. Appl Phys Lett, 2019, 115(1), 010601 doi: 10.1063/1.5110305
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Hugi A, Villares G, Blaser B, et al. Mid-infrared frequency comb based on a quantum cascade laser. Nature, 2012, 492(7428), 229 doi: 10.1038/nature11620
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Lu Q, Wu D, Slivken S, et al. High efficiency quantum cascade laser frequency comb. Sci Rep, 2017, 7, 43806 doi: 10.1038/srep43806
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Kazakov D, Piccardo M, Wang Y, et al. Self-starting harmonic frequency comb generation in a quantum cascade laser. Nat Photonics, 2017, 11(12), 789 doi: 10.1038/s41566-017-0026-y
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Bandyopadhyay N, Bai Y, Tsao S, et al. Room temperature continuous wave operation of k ~ 3–3.2 μm quantum cascade lasers. Appl Phys Lett, 2012, 101(24), 241110 doi: 10.1063/1.4769038
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Niu S, Liu J, Cheng F, et al. 14 μm quantum cascade lasers based on diagonal transition and nonresonant extraction. Photonics Res, 2019, 7(11), 1244 doi: 10.1364/PRJ.7.001244
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Bahriz M, Lollia G, Baranov A N, et al. High temperature operation of far infrared (λ ≈ 20 μm) InAs/AlSb quantum cascade lasers with dielectric waveguide. Opt Express, 2015, 23(2), 1523 doi: 10.1364/OE.23.001523
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Bellotti E, Driscoll K, Moustakas T D, et al. Monte Carlo study of GaN versus GaAs terahertz quantum cascade structures. Appl Phys Lett, 2008, 92(10), 101112 doi: 10.1063/1.2894508
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Burnett B A, Williams B S. Density matrix model for polarons in a terahertz quantum dot cascade laser. Phys Rev B, 2014, 90(15), 155309 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.90.155309
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Zhuo N, Zhang J, Wang F, et al. Room temperature continuous wave quantum dot cascade laser emitting at 7.2 μm. Opt Express, 2017, 25(12), 13807 doi: 10.1364/OE.25.013807
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Kazarinov R, Suris R A. Possibility of the amplification of electromagnetic waves in a semiconductor with a superlattice. Sov Phys Semicond, 1971, 5(4), 707
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| [2] |
Faist J, Capasso F, Sivco D L, et al. Quantum cascade laser. Science, 1994, 264(5158), 553 doi: 10.1126/science.264.5158.553
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| [3] |
Scamarcio G, Capasso F, Sirtori C, et al. High-power infrared (8-micrometer wavelength) superlattice lasers. Science, 1997, 276(5313), 773 doi: 10.1126/science.276.5313.773
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Kohler R, Tredicucci A, Beltram F, et al. Terahertz semiconductor heterostructure laser. Nature, 2002, 417(6885), 156 doi: 10.1038/417156a
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| [5] |
Beck M, Hofstetter D, Aellen T, et al. Continuous wave operation of a mid-Infrared semiconductor laser at room temperature. Science, 2002, 295(5553), 301 doi: 10.1126/science.1066408
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| [6] |
Rochat M, Hofstetter D, Beck M, et al. Long-wavelength 16 mm, room-temperature, single-frequency quantum-cascade lasers based on a bound-to-continuum transition. Appl Phys Lett, 2001, 79(26), 4271 doi: 10.1063/1.1425468
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| [7] |
Scalari G, Ajili L, Faist J, et al. Far-infrared (87 μm) bound-to-continuum quantum-cascade lasers operating up to 90 K. Appl Phys Lett, 2003, 82(19), 3165 doi: 10.1063/1.1571653
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Bai Y, Bandyopadhyay N, Tsao S, et al. Room temperature quantum cascade lasers with 27% wall plug efficiency. Appl Phys Lett, 2011, 98(18), 181102 doi: 10.1063/1.3586773
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Lyakh A, Maulini R, Tsekoun A, et al. Multiwatt long wavelength quantum cascade lasers based on high strain composition with 70% injection efficiency. Opt Express, 2012, 20(22), 24272 doi: 10.1364/OE.20.024272
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Xie F, Caneau C, Leblanc H P, et al. Watt-level room temperature continuous-wave operation of quantum cascade lasers with λ >10 μm. IEEE J Quantum Electron, 2013, 19(4), 1200407 doi: 10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2240658
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Fathololoumi S, Dupont E, Chan C E I, et al. Terahertz quantum cascade lasers operating up to ~ 200 K with optimized oscillator strength and improved injection tunneling. Opt Express, 2012, 20(4), 3866 doi: 10.1364/OE.20.003866
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Bosco L, Franckie M, Scalari G, et al. Thermoelectrically cooled THz quantum cascade laser operating up to 210 K. Appl Phys Lett, 2019, 115(1), 010601 doi: 10.1063/1.5110305
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Belkini M A, Capasso F, Belyanin A, et al. Terahertz quantum-cascade-laser source based on intracavity difference-frequency generation. Nat Photonics, 2007, 1(5), 288 doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2007.70
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Lu Q Y, Bandyopadhyay N, Slivken S, et al. Continuous operation of a monolithic semiconductor terahertz source at room temperature. Appl Phys Lett, 2014, 104(22), 221105 doi: 10.1063/1.4881182
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Hugi A, Villares G, Blaser B, et al. Mid-infrared frequency comb based on a quantum cascade laser. Nature, 2012, 492(7428), 229 doi: 10.1038/nature11620
|
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Lu Q, Wu D, Slivken S, et al. High efficiency quantum cascade laser frequency comb. Sci Rep, 2017, 7, 43806 doi: 10.1038/srep43806
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Kazakov D, Piccardo M, Wang Y, et al. Self-starting harmonic frequency comb generation in a quantum cascade laser. Nat Photonics, 2017, 11(12), 789 doi: 10.1038/s41566-017-0026-y
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Bandyopadhyay N, Bai Y, Tsao S, et al. Room temperature continuous wave operation of k ~ 3–3.2 μm quantum cascade lasers. Appl Phys Lett, 2012, 101(24), 241110 doi: 10.1063/1.4769038
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Niu S, Liu J, Cheng F, et al. 14 μm quantum cascade lasers based on diagonal transition and nonresonant extraction. Photonics Res, 2019, 7(11), 1244 doi: 10.1364/PRJ.7.001244
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| [20] |
Bahriz M, Lollia G, Baranov A N, et al. High temperature operation of far infrared (λ ≈ 20 μm) InAs/AlSb quantum cascade lasers with dielectric waveguide. Opt Express, 2015, 23(2), 1523 doi: 10.1364/OE.23.001523
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| [21] |
Bellotti E, Driscoll K, Moustakas T D, et al. Monte Carlo study of GaN versus GaAs terahertz quantum cascade structures. Appl Phys Lett, 2008, 92(10), 101112 doi: 10.1063/1.2894508
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| [22] |
Wingreen N S, Stafford C A. Quantum-dot cascade laser: proposal for an ultralow-threshold semiconductor laser. IEEE J Quantum Electron, 1997, 33(7), 1170 doi: 10.1109/3.594880
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| [23] |
Burnett B A, Williams B S. Density matrix model for polarons in a terahertz quantum dot cascade laser. Phys Rev B, 2014, 90(15), 155309 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.90.155309
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| [24] |
Zhuo N, Zhang J, Wang F, et al. Room temperature continuous wave quantum dot cascade laser emitting at 7.2 μm. Opt Express, 2017, 25(12), 13807 doi: 10.1364/OE.25.013807
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Received: Revised: Online: Accepted Manuscript: 25 December 2019Uncorrected proof: 26 December 2019Published: 02 January 2020
| Citation: |
Ning Zhuo, Fengqi Liu, Zhanguo Wang. Quantum cascade lasers: from sketch to mainstream in the mid and far infrared[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2020, 41(1): 010301. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/1/010301
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N Zhuo, F Q Liu, Z G Wang, Quantum cascade lasers: from sketch to mainstream in the mid and far infrared[J]. J. Semicond., 2020, 41(1): 010301. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/1/010301.
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Kazarinov R, Suris R A. Possibility of the amplification of electromagnetic waves in a semiconductor with a superlattice. Sov Phys Semicond, 1971, 5(4), 707
|
| [2] |
Faist J, Capasso F, Sivco D L, et al. Quantum cascade laser. Science, 1994, 264(5158), 553 doi: 10.1126/science.264.5158.553
|
| [3] |
Scamarcio G, Capasso F, Sirtori C, et al. High-power infrared (8-micrometer wavelength) superlattice lasers. Science, 1997, 276(5313), 773 doi: 10.1126/science.276.5313.773
|
| [4] |
Kohler R, Tredicucci A, Beltram F, et al. Terahertz semiconductor heterostructure laser. Nature, 2002, 417(6885), 156 doi: 10.1038/417156a
|
| [5] |
Beck M, Hofstetter D, Aellen T, et al. Continuous wave operation of a mid-Infrared semiconductor laser at room temperature. Science, 2002, 295(5553), 301 doi: 10.1126/science.1066408
|
| [6] |
Rochat M, Hofstetter D, Beck M, et al. Long-wavelength 16 mm, room-temperature, single-frequency quantum-cascade lasers based on a bound-to-continuum transition. Appl Phys Lett, 2001, 79(26), 4271 doi: 10.1063/1.1425468
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| [7] |
Scalari G, Ajili L, Faist J, et al. Far-infrared (87 μm) bound-to-continuum quantum-cascade lasers operating up to 90 K. Appl Phys Lett, 2003, 82(19), 3165 doi: 10.1063/1.1571653
|
| [8] |
Bai Y, Bandyopadhyay N, Tsao S, et al. Room temperature quantum cascade lasers with 27% wall plug efficiency. Appl Phys Lett, 2011, 98(18), 181102 doi: 10.1063/1.3586773
|
| [9] |
Lyakh A, Maulini R, Tsekoun A, et al. Multiwatt long wavelength quantum cascade lasers based on high strain composition with 70% injection efficiency. Opt Express, 2012, 20(22), 24272 doi: 10.1364/OE.20.024272
|
| [10] |
Xie F, Caneau C, Leblanc H P, et al. Watt-level room temperature continuous-wave operation of quantum cascade lasers with λ >10 μm. IEEE J Quantum Electron, 2013, 19(4), 1200407 doi: 10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2240658
|
| [11] |
Fathololoumi S, Dupont E, Chan C E I, et al. Terahertz quantum cascade lasers operating up to ~ 200 K with optimized oscillator strength and improved injection tunneling. Opt Express, 2012, 20(4), 3866 doi: 10.1364/OE.20.003866
|
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Bosco L, Franckie M, Scalari G, et al. Thermoelectrically cooled THz quantum cascade laser operating up to 210 K. Appl Phys Lett, 2019, 115(1), 010601 doi: 10.1063/1.5110305
|
| [13] |
Belkini M A, Capasso F, Belyanin A, et al. Terahertz quantum-cascade-laser source based on intracavity difference-frequency generation. Nat Photonics, 2007, 1(5), 288 doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2007.70
|
| [14] |
Lu Q Y, Bandyopadhyay N, Slivken S, et al. Continuous operation of a monolithic semiconductor terahertz source at room temperature. Appl Phys Lett, 2014, 104(22), 221105 doi: 10.1063/1.4881182
|
| [15] |
Hugi A, Villares G, Blaser B, et al. Mid-infrared frequency comb based on a quantum cascade laser. Nature, 2012, 492(7428), 229 doi: 10.1038/nature11620
|
| [16] |
Lu Q, Wu D, Slivken S, et al. High efficiency quantum cascade laser frequency comb. Sci Rep, 2017, 7, 43806 doi: 10.1038/srep43806
|
| [17] |
Kazakov D, Piccardo M, Wang Y, et al. Self-starting harmonic frequency comb generation in a quantum cascade laser. Nat Photonics, 2017, 11(12), 789 doi: 10.1038/s41566-017-0026-y
|
| [18] |
Bandyopadhyay N, Bai Y, Tsao S, et al. Room temperature continuous wave operation of k ~ 3–3.2 μm quantum cascade lasers. Appl Phys Lett, 2012, 101(24), 241110 doi: 10.1063/1.4769038
|
| [19] |
Niu S, Liu J, Cheng F, et al. 14 μm quantum cascade lasers based on diagonal transition and nonresonant extraction. Photonics Res, 2019, 7(11), 1244 doi: 10.1364/PRJ.7.001244
|
| [20] |
Bahriz M, Lollia G, Baranov A N, et al. High temperature operation of far infrared (λ ≈ 20 μm) InAs/AlSb quantum cascade lasers with dielectric waveguide. Opt Express, 2015, 23(2), 1523 doi: 10.1364/OE.23.001523
|
| [21] |
Bellotti E, Driscoll K, Moustakas T D, et al. Monte Carlo study of GaN versus GaAs terahertz quantum cascade structures. Appl Phys Lett, 2008, 92(10), 101112 doi: 10.1063/1.2894508
|
| [22] |
Wingreen N S, Stafford C A. Quantum-dot cascade laser: proposal for an ultralow-threshold semiconductor laser. IEEE J Quantum Electron, 1997, 33(7), 1170 doi: 10.1109/3.594880
|
| [23] |
Burnett B A, Williams B S. Density matrix model for polarons in a terahertz quantum dot cascade laser. Phys Rev B, 2014, 90(15), 155309 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.90.155309
|
| [24] |
Zhuo N, Zhang J, Wang F, et al. Room temperature continuous wave quantum dot cascade laser emitting at 7.2 μm. Opt Express, 2017, 25(12), 13807 doi: 10.1364/OE.25.013807
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