Room temperature continuous wave metal grating Distributed Feedback Quantum Cascade Lasers

New design rules allow room temperature continuous wave operation Distributed Feedback Quantum Cascade Lasers using top metal gratings. Lasing between 4.5 and 7.5 µm and above 20 mW is achieved.

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