30 years of the quantum cascade laser
It was January 1994, when the first quantum cascade laser (QCL) displayed laser action in Bell Laboratories. During these 30 years the QCL evolved incessantly, from a lab curiosity to the main on-chip source of coherent radiation in the Mid-IR and THz ranges. The journey has seen an impressive devel...
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| description | It was January 1994, when the first quantum cascade laser (QCL) displayed laser action in Bell Laboratories. During these 30 years the QCL evolved incessantly, from a lab curiosity to the main on-chip source of coherent radiation in the Mid-IR and THz ranges. The journey has seen an impressive development of the QCL in several fields of laser physics and its applications, with a steady growth of research groups and companies worldwide. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9711c367efcf404c9ca385a97cd0002b2025-02-02T12:28:07ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Physics2399-36502024-12-01711310.1038/s42005-024-01888-z30 years of the quantum cascade laserGiacomo Scalari0Jérôme Faist1Institute for Quantum Electronics, ETH ZürichInstitute for Quantum Electronics, ETH ZürichIt was January 1994, when the first quantum cascade laser (QCL) displayed laser action in Bell Laboratories. During these 30 years the QCL evolved incessantly, from a lab curiosity to the main on-chip source of coherent radiation in the Mid-IR and THz ranges. The journey has seen an impressive development of the QCL in several fields of laser physics and its applications, with a steady growth of research groups and companies worldwide.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-024-01888-z |
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