Dual-mode distributed feedback quantum cascade laser based on stacked 3D monolithic integration for on-chip multi-channel gas sensing

Xiyu Lu; Yanjiao Guan; Pengchang Yang; Shan Niu; Yu Ma; Lijun Wang; Ning Zhuo; Jinchuan Zhang; Shenqiang Zhai; Fengmin Cheng; Shuman Liu; Fengqi Liu; Junqi Liu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.500047

Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 12, 2113(2023)

Dual-mode distributed feedback quantum cascade laser based on stacked 3D monolithic integration for on-chip multi-channel gas sensing Editors' Pick

Xiyu Lu^1,2, Yanjiao Guan^1,2, Pengchang Yang^1,2, Shan Niu^1,2, Yu Ma^1,2, Lijun Wang^1,2, Ning Zhuo^1,2, Jinchuan Zhang^1,2, Shenqiang Zhai^1,2, Fengmin Cheng^1,2, Shuman Liu^1,2, Fengqi Liu^1,2, and Junqi Liu^1,2、*

Author Affiliations

¹Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Beijing 100083, China

²Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

Received: Jul. 12, 2023

Accepted: Oct. 7, 2023

Published Online: Nov. 24, 2023

The Author Email: Junqi Liu (jqliu@semi.ac.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.500047

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