5. Conclusion
In 2019, twenty-five years after their first demonstration, quantum cascade lasers are now a technological reality attracting increasing investment. A large number of companies produce these lasers or use them to build optoelectronic systems.
Their performance and robustness make them an essential technology for mid-infrared spectroscopy, the spectral region where the majority of molecular lines are found. These absorption lines are of great interest for applications such as environmental monitoring, analysis of respiration in medicine, and early detection of degradation in stored food products, to name but a few. Thanks to its precision and speed, quantum cascade laser technology is replacing standard spectroscopy techniques based on spectrometers with thermal sources.
Quantum cascade lasers have enabled semiconductor technology to extend...
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Software tools
Nextnano: software for simulating the I-V characteristics and gain of quantum cascade lasers https://www.nextnano.de/
Events
Research work on quantum cascade lasers is regularly presented at several international conferences:
Photonics West (PW): every February in San Francisco, with the exhibition section where all QCL producers gather to present their latest innovations.
International quantum cascade lasers school and workshop (IQCLSW): every two years (2018, 2020, etc.).
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Patents
Single-pole semiconductor laser EP0676839 – 1995-10-11
Quantum laser cascade EP0841731 – 1998-05-13
Device with improved quantum cascade laser EP0877454 – 1998-11-11
Quantum cascade laser with self-mode locking EP1154532 – 2001-11-14
Apparatus for measuring gas concentration using a gas correlation method EP1850112 – 2007-10-31...
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Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Mirsense http://mirsense.com/
Alpes Lasers http://www.alpeslasers.ch/
Lytid http://lytid.com/
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