Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 3, 20220197(2022)

Photonics integration of mid-infrared quantum cascade laser (Invited)

Chunfan Zhu, Xiangeng Wang, Xiang Wang, and Ruijun Wang*
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  • School of Electronic and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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    Category: Special issue-Mid-infrared integrated optoelectronic technology

    Received: Mar. 17, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 8, 2022

    The Author Email: Ruijun Wang (wangrj26@mail.sysu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220197

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