Observation of the nonequilibrium optical phonons population associated with electron transport in quantum-cascade lasers is reported. The phonon occupation number was measured in the range 75-280 K by using a combination of microprobe photoluminescence and Stokes/anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy. The excess phonon population is observed to decrease as the lattice temperature increases. From the nonequilibrium phonon population, we extracted interface phonon lifetimes of 5 ps at 75 K and 2 ps at 280 K.
Nonequilibrium optical phonon generation by steady-state electron transport in quantum-cascade lasers / Spagnolo, V.; Scamarcio, G.; Troccoli, M.; Capasso, F.; Gmachl, C.; Sergent, A. M.; Hutchinson, A. L.; Sivco, D. L.; Cho, A. Y.. - In: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0003-6951. - STAMPA. - 80:23(2002), pp. 4303-4305. [10.1063/1.1481186]
Nonequilibrium optical phonon generation by steady-state electron transport in quantum-cascade lasers
Spagnolo, V.;
2002-01-01
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Observation of the nonequilibrium optical phonons population associated with electron transport in quantum-cascade lasers is reported. The phonon occupation number was measured in the range 75-280 K by using a combination of microprobe photoluminescence and Stokes/anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy. The excess phonon population is observed to decrease as the lattice temperature increases. From the nonequilibrium phonon population, we extracted interface phonon lifetimes of 5 ps at 75 K and 2 ps at 280 K.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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