Dr. Rui Q. Yang Profile

Dr. Rui Q. Yang

Professor at Univ of Oklahoma

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (45)

Proceedings Article | 10 October 2020 Presentation + Paper

Quasi-continuous wavelength tuning of single-mode interband cascade lasers based on V-coupled cavity

Jingli Gong, Hanting Yang, Rui Yang, Jian-Jun He

Proc. SPIE. 11545, Semiconductor Lasers and Applications X

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Tunable lasers, Environmental monitoring, Thermal optics, Electrodes, Medical diagnostics, Laser development, Quantum cascade lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Wavelength tuning

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2020 Presentation

Efficiencies and limiting factors of narrow bandgap thermophotovoltaic cells (Conference Presentation)

Wenxiang Huang, Rui Yang

Proc. SPIE. 11275, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices IX

KEYWORDS: Energy efficiency, Solar cells, Diffusion, Quantum efficiency, Superlattices, Projection devices, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2019 Presentation

Low-threshold InAs-based interband cascade lasers with room-temperature emission at 6.3 um (Conference Presentation)

James Gupta, Xiaohua Wu, Geof Aers, Yiyun Li, Lu Li, Wenxiang Huang, Rui Yang

Proc. SPIE. 10939, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers XVIII

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Plasmonics, Waveguides, Cladding, Quantum efficiency, Laser applications, Quantum cascade lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Superlattices, Molecular beam epitaxy

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Proceedings Article | 27 February 2019 Paper

Investigation of narrow bandgap interband cascade thermophotovoltaic cells

Wenxiang Huang, Lu Li, Jeremy Massengale, Rui Yang, Tetsuya Mishima, Michael Santos

Proc. SPIE. 10913, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices VIII

KEYWORDS: Indium arsenide, Solar cells, Photons, Electrons, Diffusion, Quantum efficiency, Gallium antimonide, Solids, Black bodies, Superlattices

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Proceedings Article | 26 January 2018 Paper

Gain and resonant tunneling in interband cascade IR photodetectors

Rui Yang, Wenxiang Huang, Lu Li, Lin Lei, Jeremy Massengale, Tetsuya Mishima, Michael Santos

Proc. SPIE. 10540, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XV

KEYWORDS: Semiconductors, Infrared sensors, Photodetectors, Quantum wells, Diffusion, Physics, Heterojunctions, Type II superlattice infrared photodetectors, Absorption

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SPIE Journal Paper | 23 December 2017

High-temperature and low-threshold interband cascade lasers at wavelengths longer than 6 μm

S. M. Shazzad Rassel, Lu Li, Yiyun Li, Rui Yang, James Gupta, Xiaohua Wu, Geof Aers

OE Vol. 57 Issue 01

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Laser damage threshold, Continuous wave operation, Pulsed laser operation, Quantum wells, Indium arsenide, Lithium, Semiconductor lasers, Laser development, Gallium antimonide

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SPIE Journal Paper | 5 September 2017

Midwavelength interband cascade infrared photodetectors with superlattice absorbers and gain

Lin Lei, Lu Li, Hossein Lotfi, Hao Ye, Rui Yang, Tetsuya Mishima, Michael Santos, Matthew Johnson

OE Vol. 57 Issue 01

KEYWORDS: Semiconducting wafers, Sensors, Infrared photography, Infrared radiation, Photodetectors, Mid-IR, Superlattices, Diffusion, Doping, Gallium antimonide

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2017 Presentation

Monolithically-integrated mid-infrared interband cascade lasers and photodetectors (Conference Presentation)

Hossein Lotfi, SM Shazzad Rassel, Lu Li, Cédric Corrége, Rui Yang, Preston Larson, James Gupta, Matthew Johnson

Proc. SPIE. 10111, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XIV

KEYWORDS: Infrared imaging, Mid-IR, Photodetectors, Continuous wave operation, Sensors, Quantum cascade lasers, Photonics systems, Infrared lasers, Optical instrument design, Infrared ROIC

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Proceedings Article | 27 January 2017 Presentation + Paper

Long-wavelength interband cascade infrared photodetectors towards high temperature operation

Lin Lei, Lu Li, Hao Ye, Hossein Lotfi, Rui Yang, Matthew Johnson, Jeremy Massengale, Tetsuya Mishima, Michael Santos

Proc. SPIE. 10111, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XIV

KEYWORDS: Long wavelength infrared, Mid-IR, Photodetectors, Quantum wells, Sensors, Diffusion, Resistance, Infrared radiation, Infrared photography, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2016 Paper

Evidence of suppressed hot carrier relaxation in type-II InAs/AlAs1-xSbx quantum wells

V. Whiteside, H. Esmaielpour, J. Tang, S. Vijeyaragunathan, T. Mishima, M. Santos, B. Wang, R. Yang, I. Sellers

Proc. SPIE. 9937, Next Generation Technologies for Solar Energy Conversion VII

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, Indium arsenide, Solar energy, Solar cells, Luminescence, Electrons, Phonons, Excitons, Temperature metrology, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 20 May 2016 Paper

Recent developments in interband cascade infrared photodetectors

Hossein Lotfi, Lu Li, Lin Lei, Hao Ye, SM Shazzad Rassel, Yuchao Jiang, Rui Yang, John Klem, Tetsuya Mishima, Michael Santos, Matthew Johnson, James Gupta

Proc. SPIE. 9819, Infrared Technology and Applications XLII

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Short wave infrared radiation, Photodetectors, Sensors, Diffusion, Resistance, Infrared radiation, Infrared photography, Stereolithography, Temperature metrology

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SPIE Journal Paper | 11 June 2015

High-temperature operation of interband cascade infrared photodetectors with cutoff wavelengths near 8 μm

Hossein Lotfi, Lin Lei, Lu Li, Rui Yang, Joel Keay, Matthew Johnson, Yueming Qiu, Dmitri Lubyshev, Joel Fastenau, Amy W. Liu

OE Vol. 54 Issue 06

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Semiconducting wafers, Stereolithography, Photodetectors, Diffusion, Infrared radiation, Infrared photography, Electroluminescence, Temperature metrology, Gallium antimonide

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2015 Paper

Long-wavelength interband cascade infrared photodetectors operating above room temperature

Hossein Lotfi, Lin Lei, Lu Li, Rui Yang, Joel Keay, Matthew Johnson, Yueming Qiu, Dmitri Lubyshev, Joel Fastenau, Amy W. Liu

Proc. SPIE. 9370, Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices XII

KEYWORDS: Long wavelength infrared, Photodetectors, Sensors, Diffusion, Electroluminescence, Infrared radiation, Infrared photography, Semiconducting wafers, Stereolithography, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 31 January 2014 Paper

Quantum-engineered interband cascade photovoltaic devices

Rui Yang, Hossein Lotfi, Lu Li, Robert Hinkey, Hao Ye, John Klem, L. Lei, T. Mishima, J. Keay, M. Santos, M. Johnson

Proc. SPIE. 8993, Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices XI

KEYWORDS: Photovoltaics, Solar energy, Solar cells, Photons, Diffusion, Quantum efficiency, Electroluminescence, Stereolithography, Temperature metrology, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2013 Paper

Interband cascade infrared photodetectors with InAs/GaSb superlattice absorbers

Robert Hinkey, Hossein Lotfi, Lu Li, Hao Ye, Lin Lei, Rui Yang, Joel Keay, Tetsuya Mishima, Michael Santos, Matthew Johnson

Proc. SPIE. 8868, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications III

KEYWORDS: Long wavelength infrared, Mid-IR, External quantum efficiency, Sensors, Photons, Electrons, Diffusion, Semiconducting wafers, Stereolithography, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2013 Paper

Comparison of ultimate limits of interband cascade infrared photodetectors and single-absorber detectors

Robert Hinkey, Rui Yang

Proc. SPIE. 8868, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications III

KEYWORDS: Infrared detectors, Signal to noise ratio, Infrared sensors, Photodetectors, Photovoltaics, Sensors, Denoising, Diffusion, Signal detection, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2013 Paper

Recent progress in development of InAs-based interband cascade lasers

Rui Yang, Lu Li, Lihua Zhao, Y. Jiang, Z. Tian, H. Ye, R. Hinkey, C. Niu, Tetsuya Mishima, Michael Santos, Joel Keay, Matthew Johnson, Kamjou Mansour

Proc. SPIE. 8640, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers XII

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Continuous wave operation, Waveguides, Cladding, Laser applications, Quantum cascade lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Laser damage threshold, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 21 May 2011 Paper

Development of interband cascade infrared photodetectors

Z. Tian, R. Yang, D. Lubyshev, Y. Qiu, J. Fastenau, W. Liu, J. Klem, M. Johnson

Proc. SPIE. 8012, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXVII

KEYWORDS: Infrared detectors, Thermography, Mid-IR, Photodetectors, Doping, Infrared radiation, Infrared photography, Heterojunctions, Superlattices, Stereolithography

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2010

Thermoelectrically cooled interband cascade laser for field measurements

Lance Christensen, Kamjou Mansour, Rui Yang

OE Vol. 49 Issue 11

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Methane, Semiconductor lasers, Spectroscopy, Pulsed laser operation, Laser development, Continuous wave operation, Calibration, Laser spectroscopy, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2010 Paper

Free space optical communication utilizing mid-infrared interband cascade laser

A. Soibel, M. Wright, W. Farr, S. Keo, C. Hill, R. Yang, H. Liu

Proc. SPIE. 7587, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XXII

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Fiber optic gyroscopes, Sensors, Signal attenuation, Laser development, Quantum cascade lasers, Free space optics, Scintillation, Free space optical communications, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2010 Paper

InAs-based plasmon-waveguide interband cascade lasers

Zhaobing Tian, Chen Chen, Rui Yang, Tetsuya Mishima, Michael Santos, Joel Keay, Matthew Johnson, J. Klem

Proc. SPIE. 7616, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers IX

KEYWORDS: Plasmons, Continuous wave operation, Indium arsenide, Waveguides, Cladding, Quantum cascade lasers, Laser damage threshold, Semiconducting wafers, Waveguide lasers, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 23 January 2010 Paper

Interband cascade infrared photodetectors

Zhaobing Tian, Zhihua Cai, Rui Yang, Tetsuya Mishima, Michael Santos, Matthew Johnson, J. Klem

Proc. SPIE. 7608, Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices VII

KEYWORDS: Photodetectors, Quantum wells, Sensors, Diffusion, Quantum efficiency, Photodiodes, Infrared radiation, Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Stereolithography, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

Mid-infrared interband cascade lasers for free-space laser communication

A. Soibel, M. Wright, W. Farr, S. Keo, C. Hill, R. Yang, H. Liu

Proc. SPIE. 7199, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XXI

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Light sources, Modulation, Laser development, Quantum cascade lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Free space optics, Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Free space optical communications, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2009 Paper

Recent progress in interband cascade lasers with separate confinement layers

Rui Yang, Zhaobing Tian, Robert Hinkey, Fanghai Zhao, Kamjou Mansour, Cory Hill, Yueming Qiu

Proc. SPIE. 7230, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers VIII

KEYWORDS: Continuous wave operation, Waveguides, Laser development, Resistance, Quantum cascade lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Laser damage threshold, Semiconducting wafers, Waveguide lasers

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Proceedings Article | 31 January 2005 Paper

Mid-IR type-II interband cascade lasers and their applications

Rui Yang, Cory Hill, Lance Christensen, Christopher Webster

Proc. SPIE. 5624, Semiconductor and Organic Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Methane, Continuous wave operation, Laser applications, Laser development, Resistance, Quantum cascade lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2004 Paper

Recent progress in development of mid-IR interband cascade lasers

Rui Yang, Cory Hill, Chung Wong

Proc. SPIE. 5365, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers III

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Quantum wells, Continuous wave operation, Resistance, Quantum cascade lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Laser damage threshold, Pulsed laser operation, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 6 June 2001 Paper

Mid-IR interband cascade lasers: progress toward high performance

John Bruno, Rui Q. Yang, John Bradshaw, John Pham, Donald Wortman

Proc. SPIE. 4287, In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers V

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Quantum wells, Continuous wave operation, Quantum efficiency, Resistance, Quantum cascade lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Laser damage threshold, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2000 Paper

High-power mid-IR type-II interband cascade lasers

John Bruno, Rui Q. Yang, John Bradshaw, John Pham, Donald Wortman

Proc. SPIE. 4042, Enabling Photonic Technologies for Aerospace Applications II

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Quantum wells, Continuous wave operation, Electrons, Quantum efficiency, Resistance, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium antimonide, Semiconductor lasers, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2000 Paper

Recent advances in type-II interband cascade lasers

Rui Q. Yang, John Bradshaw, John Bruno, John Pham, Donald Wortman

Proc. SPIE. 3944, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices VIII

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, Continuous wave operation, External quantum efficiency, Electrons, Quantum efficiency, Resistance, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium antimonide, Semiconductor lasers, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 18 April 2000 Paper

Mid-IR type-II InAs/GaInSb interband cascade lasers

John Bradshaw, Rui Q. Yang, John Bruno, John Pham, Donald Wortman

Proc. SPIE. 3947, In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers IV

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Quantum wells, Continuous wave operation, External quantum efficiency, Quantum efficiency, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium antimonide, Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 1999 Paper

Modeling of InAs/GaInSb/AlSb type-II mid-IR interband cascade lasers

Yao-Ming Mu, Rui Q. Yang

Proc. SPIE. 3625, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices VII

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Optical components, Quantum wells, Indium arsenide, Waveguides, Dispersion, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium antimonide, Laser damage threshold, Absorption

Proceedings Article | 1 April 1999 Paper

Issues in mid-IR type-II interband cascade lasers

Rui Q. Yang, Yao-Ming Mu

Proc. SPIE. 3628, In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers III

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Quantum wells, Scattering, Interfaces, Laser scattering, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium antimonide, Semiconductor lasers, Laser damage threshold, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 1998 Paper

High quantum efficiency InAs/GaInSb/AlSb interband cascade lasers

Bao Hua Yang, Rui Q. Yang, Dongxu Zhang, C.H. Lin, Shin Shem Pei

Proc. SPIE. 3547, Semiconductor Lasers III

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, Indium arsenide, External quantum efficiency, Cladding, Quantum efficiency, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium antimonide, Laser damage threshold, Pulsed laser operation, Internal quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 22 June 1998 Paper

High-power and high-efficiency mid-infrared type-II quantum well and interband cascade lasers

Shin Shem Pei, C.H. Lin, Bao Hua Yang, Han Le, Rui Q. Yang, Dongxu Zhang, Stefan Murry, Jun Zheng

Proc. SPIE. 3419, Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Quantum wells, High power lasers, Quantum efficiency, Quantum cascade lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Optical pumping

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Proceedings Article | 7 April 1998 Paper

High-power optically pumped type-II quantum well lasers

Donald McDaniel, Charles Moeller, Michael Falcon, Stefan Murry, C.H. Lin, Rui Q. Yang, Shin Shem Pei, Donald Gianardi, Chi Yan, Andrew Ongstad

Proc. SPIE. 3284, In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers: from Ultraviolet to Mid-Infrared II

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, External quantum efficiency, Cladding, High power lasers, Gallium antimonide, Semiconductor lasers, Laser damage threshold, Optical pumping, Pulsed laser operation, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 7 April 1998 Paper

Efficiency and power issues in Sb-based mid-infrared lasers

Han Le, George Turner, Juan Ochoa, Hong Choi, C.H. Lin, Rui Q. Yang, Shin Shem Pei

Proc. SPIE. 3284, In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers: from Ultraviolet to Mid-Infrared II

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Diamond, Quantum wells, High power lasers, Quantum efficiency, Semiconductor lasers, Solids, Thermal effects, Prototyping, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 7 April 1998 Paper

Mid-infrared interband cascade emission in InAs/GaInSb/AlSb type-II heterostructures

Hui Liu, Emmanuel Dupont, John McCaffrey, Margaret Buchanan, Dongxu Zhang, Rui Q. Yang, C.H. Lin, Stefan Murry, Shin Shem Pei

Proc. SPIE. 3284, In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers: from Ultraviolet to Mid-Infrared II

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Quantum wells, Light emitting diodes, Indium arsenide, Luminescence, Quantum efficiency, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium antimonide, Heterojunctions, Superlattices

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Proceedings Article | 7 April 1998 Paper

Type-II quantum cascade lasers

Rui Q. Yang, C.H. Lin, Bao Hua Yang, Dongxu Zhang, Stefan Murry, Shin Shem Pei, William Bewley, Linda Olafsen, Edward Aifer, Christopher Felix, Igor Vurgaftman, Jerry Meyer

Proc. SPIE. 3284, In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers: from Ultraviolet to Mid-Infrared II

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Quantum wells, External quantum efficiency, Electrons, Quantum efficiency, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium antimonide, Semiconductor lasers, Laser damage threshold, Heterojunctions

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 1997 Paper

Long-wavelength IR interband cascade light-emitting diodes

Rui Q. Yang, C.H. Lin, Stefan Murry, Dongxu Zhang, Shin Shem Pei, Emmanuel Dupont, Hui Liu, Margaret Buchanan

Proc. SPIE. 3001, In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers: from Ultraviolet to Midinfrared

KEYWORDS: Long wavelength infrared, Quantum wells, Light emitting diodes, Indium arsenide, Scattering, Quantum cascade lasers, Electroluminescence, Gallium antimonide, Phonons, Lead

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 1997 Paper

Quantum cascade light-emitting diodes based on type-II quantum wells

C.H. Lin, Rui Q. Yang, Dongxu Zhang, Stefan Murry, Shin Shem Pei, Andrew Allerman, Steven Kurtz

Proc. SPIE. 3001, In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers: from Ultraviolet to Midinfrared

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, Continuous wave operation, Light emitting diodes, Indium arsenide, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium antimonide, Semiconductor lasers, Epitaxy, Antimony, Molecular beam epitaxy

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 1997 Paper

High-temperature mid-IR type-II quantum well lasers

Jerry Meyer, Christopher Felix, Jay Malin, Igor Vurgaftman, Craig Hoffman, C.H. Lin, Paul Chang, Stefan Murry, Rui Q. Yang, Shin Shem Pei, L. Ram-Mohan

Proc. SPIE. 3001, In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers: from Ultraviolet to Midinfrared

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Quantum wells, Indium arsenide, Cladding, Electrons, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium antimonide, Semiconductor lasers, Active optics, Superlattices

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 1997 Paper

Can coupling with remote conduction bands cause a sufficient normal-incidence absorption in n-type direct-gap semiconductor quantum wells?

Rui Q. Yang

Proc. SPIE. 2999, Photodetectors: Materials and Devices II

KEYWORDS: Semiconductors, Optical components, Photodetectors, Quantum wells, Oscillators, Polarization, Silicon, Transition metals, N-type semiconductors, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 19 April 1996 Paper

Novel quantum cascade lasers based on type-II multiple quantum well heterostructures

Rui Q. Yang, Shin Shem Pei, Jerry Meyer

Proc. SPIE. 2694, Quantum Well and Superlattice Physics VI

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, Indium arsenide, Scattering, Laser scattering, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium antimonide, Semiconductor lasers, Phonons, Laser damage threshold, Heterojunctions

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