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Quantum-Cascade Lasers

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In this chapter we shall discuss basic features of quantum-cascade coherent-light sources; to this aim we shall review a few simulated experiments focusing on the microscopic explanation of the gain regime, both in the mid-infrared and in the far-infrared spectral regions.

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Rossi, F. (2011). Quantum-Cascade Lasers. In: Theory of Semiconductor Quantum Devices. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10556-2_8

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