Abstract
The broad gain medium is obtained by placing different active-region (AR) designs in a same waveguide, creating a heterogeneous QCL [1]. The AR design is based on a four quantum well design [2] which is then rescaled in order to cover the wanted bandwidth. A crucial role is played by the double-metal (DM) optical waveguide providing no cutoff and excellent figure of merit over a broad wavelength range. Three different ARs centred at 2.1 THz, 2.4 THz and 2.9 THz, respectively, are stacked as displayed in the inset of Fig.1(a).
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