Inspec keywords: quantum cascade lasers; laser modes; surface plasmons; waveguide lasers; terahertz wave devices; microwave photonics; laser beams

Other keywords: one-well injector; surface-plasmon waveguide; THz QCL; terahertz frequency quantum cascade lasers; laser output powers; pulsed mode; temperature 77 K; optical collection efficiency; power 1.01 W; power 420 mW; frequency 3.4 THz; temperature 123 K; bound-to-continuum transition; temperature 10 K

Subjects: Lasing action in semiconductors; Microwave photonics; Laser beam interactions and properties; Laser beam characteristics and interactions; Semiconductor lasers; Design of specific laser systems