THz quantum cascade lasers based on a hyperuniform design

R. Degl'Innocenti; Y. D. Shah; L. Masini; A. Ronzani; A. Pitanti; Y. Ren; D. S. Jessop; A. Tredicucci; H. E. Beere; D. A. Ritchie

doi:10.1117/12.2083678

8 February 2015 THz quantum cascade lasers based on a hyperuniform design

R. Degl'Innocenti, Y. D. Shah, L. Masini, A. Ronzani, A. Pitanti, Y. Ren, D. S. Jessop, A. Tredicucci, H. E. Beere, D. A. Ritchie

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Proceedings Volume 9370, Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices XII; 93700A (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2083678
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

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.

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R. Degl'Innocenti, Y. D. Shah, L. Masini, A. Ronzani, A. Pitanti, Y. Ren, D. S. Jessop, A. Tredicucci, H. E. Beere, and D. A. Ritchie "THz quantum cascade lasers based on a hyperuniform design", Proc. SPIE 9370, Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices XII, 93700A (8 February 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2083678

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