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Split-well resonant-phonon terahertz quantum cascade laser

Levy, Shiran·Lander Gower, Nathalie·Piperno, Silvia·Addamane, Sadhvikas J.·Reno, John L.·Albo, Asaf
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We present a highly diagonal “split-well resonant-phonon” (SWRP) active region design for GaAs/Al 0.3 Ga 0.7 As terahertz quantum cascade lasers (THz-QCLs). Negative differential resistance is observed at room temperature, which indicates the suppression of thermally activated leakage channels. The overlap between the doped region and the active level states is reduced relative to that of the split-well direct-phonon (SWDP) design. The energy gap between the lower laser level (LLL) and the injector is kept at 36 meV, enabling a fast depopulation of the LLL. Within this work, we investigated the temperature performance and potential of this structure.

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Levy, Shiran, Lander Gower, Nathalie, Piperno, Silvia, Addamane, Sadhvikas J., Reno, John L., Albo, Asaf. 2023-06-20. Split-well resonant-phonon terahertz quantum cascade laser. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.486446

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