Two-well quantum cascade laser optimization by non-equilibrium Green's function modelling

Autor: Franckié, M., Bosco, L., Beck, M., Bonzon, C., Mavrona, E., Scalari, G., Wacker, A., Faist, J.
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters 112, 021104 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1063/1.5004640
Popis: We present a two-quantum well THz intersubband laser operating up to 192 K. The structure has been optimized with a non-equilibrium Green's function model. The result of this optimization was confirmed experimentally by growing, processing and measuring a number of proposed designs. At high temperature (T>200 K), the simulations indicate that lasing fails due to a combination of electron-electron scattering, thermal backfilling, and, most importantly, re-absorption coming from broadened states.
Comment: Main article: 5 pages, 5 figures
Databáze: arXiv