Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs): Design, Fabrication and Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 538
Special Issue Editor
Interests: quantum cascade lasers; coupled cavity lasers; optical spectroscopy of semiconductors; thermal modeling of semiconductor lasers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Quantum cascade lasers undergo constant development, attracting an increasing amount of attention among scientists and engineers. They provide unique possibilities in mid-IR and THz ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum due to their compactness and wavelength agility. Recent developments have led to improved designs and better control over the material growth and quality. Fabrication technology has been significantly improved, leading to device designs that could not be achieved before. All those factors have resulted in mature devices that find an increasing number of applications in sensing, industrial process control, material processing or FSO systems. There is a whole fascinating field of research unveiled and made possible by mid-IR and THz QC lasers.
This Special Issue is intended to highlight and popularize the latest cutting-edge research and development in the field of QCLs in different aspects of design, fabrication technology, and finally their applications. Both experimental and theoretical articles will be published.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue on Quantum Cascade Lasers.
Dr. Kamil Pierściński
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- quantum cascade lasers
- theoretical and numerical simulation of QCLs
- new materials for QCLs
- new active region designs
- QCL frequency combs
- novel applications of IR lasers, including midIR photonic integrated circuits
- detection systems based on QCLs
- fabrication of QC lasers
