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We study oscillations in quantum cascade lasers due to traveling electric field domains, which are observed both in simulations and experiments. These oscillations occur in a range of negative differential resistance and we clarify the condition determining whether the boundary between domains of different electric field can become stationary.
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Almqvist, T., Winge, D.O., Dupont, E. et al. Domain formation and self-sustained oscillations in quantum cascade lasers. Eur. Phys. J. B 92, 72 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2019-90636-6
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