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Highly power-efficient and broadband quantum cascade lasers

US8644358B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Qiang Liu · Lo Wu, CN
Yu-Feng Yao · Taipei, TW
Anthony J. Hoffman · Plantsville, US
Matthew David Escarra · New Orleans, US
Kale J. Franz · Burlington, US
Jacob Khurgin · Baltimore, US
Yamac Dikmelik · Baltimore, US
William Charles · Lawrence, US
Jianxin Chen · Sichuan, CN
Claire F. Gmachl · New Providence, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 8, 2010
Grant date	Feb 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S5/3407
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to highly power-efficient quantum cascade sources, such as highly power-efficient quantum cascade lasers having ultra-strong coupling between injector and active regions which may be configured to provide broadband quantum cascade lasers.

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