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Low threshold, room temperature pulsed and quasi-continuous lasing in optically pumped CdZnTe/ZnTe quantum wells

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We report room temperature optically pumped lasing with a threshold of 6 kW/ cm2 in a CdZnTe/ZnTe multiple quantum well. Quasi-continuous optically pumped lasing at room temperature has also been achieved. We discuss the influence of composition on mode confinement and show that the lowest thresholds are expected in samples in which the active layer is slightly zinc-rich compared to the cladding layers.

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  1. AT&T Bell Laboratories, 07733-3030, Holmdel, NJ

    R. D. Feldman, T. D. Harris, J. E. Zucker, D. Lee, R. F. Austin & A. M. Johnson

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Feldman, R.D., Harris, T.D., Zucker, J.E. et al. Low threshold, room temperature pulsed and quasi-continuous lasing in optically pumped CdZnTe/ZnTe quantum wells. J. Electron. Mater. 22, 479–484 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02661617

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