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Title: Electrically pumped vertical cavity laser

Abstract

Disclosed is an electrically pumped vertical cavity laser structure operating in the mid-infrared region, which has demonstrated room-temperature continuous wave operation. This structure uses an interband cascade gain region, two distributed mirrors, and a low-loss refractive index waveguide. A preferred embodiment includes at least one wafer bonded GaAs-based mirror.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Thorlabs, Inc., Newton, NJ (United States); Praevium Research, Inc., Goleta, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
OSTI Identifier:
2222095
Patent Number(s):
11721953
Application Number:
16/595,891
Assignee:
Thorlabs, Inc. (Newton, NJ); Praevium Research, Inc. (Goleta, CA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AR0000538
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 10/08/2019
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Jayaraman, Vijaysekhar, Segal, Stephen, and Lascola, Kevin. Electrically pumped vertical cavity laser. United States: N. p., 2023. Web.
Jayaraman, Vijaysekhar, Segal, Stephen, & Lascola, Kevin. Electrically pumped vertical cavity laser. United States.
Jayaraman, Vijaysekhar, Segal, Stephen, and Lascola, Kevin. Tue . "Electrically pumped vertical cavity laser". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2222095.
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