The progress of Quantum Cascade Lasers thermal management

ZHANG Zehan; JIANG Tao; ZHAN Zhiqiang; WANG Xuemin; LUO Jiawen; PENG Liping; FAN Long; XIAO Tingting; WU Weidong

doi:10.11805/tkyda2019390

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