Fig. 10: Scheme for the facet damage of long-wave mid-infrared QCL. | Light: Science & Applications

Fig. 10: Scheme for the facet damage of long-wave mid-infrared QCL.

From: High-power, high-wall-plug-efficiency quantum cascade lasers with high-brightness in continuous wave operation at 3–300μm

Fig. 10

a Schematic of a QCL with an electrically isolated tapered output structure. b Cross-sectional view of the QCL using the electrically isolated taper structure scheme. c Current spreading into the tapered out-coupler along the laser cavity direction with an isolation channel depth of 2 um. d Output power of the fundamental mode (TM00) as a function of the taper width on the output facet65

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