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T1 - THz quantum cascade lasers based on a hyperuniform design
AU - Degl'Innocenti, Riccardo
AU - Shah, Y. D.
AU - Masini, L.
AU - Ronzani, A.
AU - Pitanti, A.
AU - Ren, Y.
AU - Jessop, D. S.
AU - Tredicucci, A.
AU - Beere, H. E.
AU - Ritchie, D. A.
PY - 2015/2/8
Y1 - 2015/2/8
N2 - A terahertz quantum cascade laser has been realized from an isotropic disordered hyperuniform design. Such a system presents a photonic band-gap although it is characterized by an efficient depletion of the long range order. Hyperuniform patterns allow greater versatility in engineering band gaps in comparison to standard photonic-crystal materials. Bidimensional hyperuniform patterns were simulated for hexagonal tiles composed of high refractive index disks merged in a low dielectric constant polymeric matrix. Based on this design, quantum cascade lasers were fabricated by standard photolithography, metal evaporation, lift-off and dry-etching techniques in a half-stack bound to continuum active region emitting around 2.9 THz.
AB - A terahertz quantum cascade laser has been realized from an isotropic disordered hyperuniform design. Such a system presents a photonic band-gap although it is characterized by an efficient depletion of the long range order. Hyperuniform patterns allow greater versatility in engineering band gaps in comparison to standard photonic-crystal materials. Bidimensional hyperuniform patterns were simulated for hexagonal tiles composed of high refractive index disks merged in a low dielectric constant polymeric matrix. Based on this design, quantum cascade lasers were fabricated by standard photolithography, metal evaporation, lift-off and dry-etching techniques in a half-stack bound to continuum active region emitting around 2.9 THz.
KW - hyperuniform disordered distribution
KW - photonic band gap
KW - Quantum cascade lasers
KW - terahertz
U2 - 10.1117/12.2083678
DO - 10.1117/12.2083678
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84923812849
VL - 9370
JO - Proceedings of SPIE
JF - Proceedings of SPIE
SN - 0277-786X
M1 - 93700A
T2 - Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices XII
Y2 - 8 February 2015 through 12 February 2015
ER -