Design and Fabrication of Efficient Collimation and Focusing Optics for Mid-IR Quantum Cascade Lasers

March 1, 2008

Conference Paper

Design and Fabrication of Efficient Collimation and Focusing Optics for Mid-IR Quantum Cascade Lasers

Abstract

In this paper, we report the design, fabrication, and characterization of germanium aspheric collimating and focusing optics designed for mid-IR QCLs having an emission wavelength of 8.77 microns.

Revised: November 26, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2008

Citation

Bernacki B.E., K. Krishnaswami, N.C. Anheier, and B.D. Cannon. 2008. Design and Fabrication of Efficient Collimation and Focusing Optics for Mid-IR Quantum Cascade Lasers. In Proceedings of the SPIE: Laser Source Technology for Defense and Security IV, edited by M Dubinskii and GL Wood, 6952, 69520H. Bellingham, Washington:SPIE. PNNL-SA-59179.