Terahertz first-order distributed feedback quantum cascade laser with light extraction via a diffraction grating

ZHU Huan; WANG Fang-Fang; YAN Quan; YU Chen-Ren; CHANG Gao-Lei; CHEN Jian-Xin; XU Gang-Yi; HE Li

doi:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2017.06.012

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