Unveiling quantum-limited operation of interband cascade lasers

A comprehensive experimental analysis of the frequency fluctuations of a mid-infrared interband cascade laser, down to the quantum-limited operation, is reported. These lasers differ from any other class of semiconductor lasers in their structure and internal carrier generation and transport process...

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Main Authors: Simone Borri, Mario Siciliani de Cumis, Silvia Viciani, Francesco D’Amato, Paolo De Natale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2020-03-01
Series:APL Photonics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5139483