Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 42, Issue 6, 762(2023)

Progress in the study of nonlinear dynamic characteristics based on quantum cascade lasers

Wei FENG1, Yu MAO1, Yue MENG1, Tian-Liang RENG1, Chang WANG2,3、*, and Jun-Cheng CAO2,3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Electronic Engineering,Jiangsu University,Zhenjiang 212013,China
  • 2National Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits,Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 200050,China
  • 3Center of Material Science and Optoelectronic Engineering,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 21, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 26, 2023

    The Author Email: Chang WANG (cwang@mail.sim.ac.cn), Jun-Cheng CAO (jccao@mail.sim.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2023.06.009

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