Engineering intersubband population inversion with dilute nitrides

M. F. Pereira, Stanko Tomic

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Abstract

In this paper we investigate the possibility of producing local population inversion that can lead to lasing without inversion by engineering the conduction band effective masses in dilute nitride structures so that the upper lasing subband has an effective mass considerably smaller than the lower lasing subband that could not be obtained in usual IIIV materials. This analysis is the first step towards possible far infrared dilute nitride based quantum cascade lasers that could benefit from the gain without inversion effect to operate at higher temperatures.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationQuantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices VIII
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventQuantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices VIII - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 23 Jan 201127 Jan 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7945
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceQuantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices VIII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period23/01/1127/01/11

Keywords

  • dilute nitrides
  • intersubband transitions
  • lasing without inversion

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