QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS
Research Front Map
As part of this bimonthly processing, ScienceWatch.com selects the Research Fronts with the largest absolute increase in size in each of the 22 major fields covered by Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Clarivate. The size of a research front is determined by the number of core papers it contains. This Research Front titled "QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS" from the field of Physics, was selected for mapping from the list of Top Topics for June 2011 (the first bimonthly period of 2011; March 2005-February 28, 2011 [sliding 6-year period]). The map is a diagrammatic representation of the 25 core papers comprising the front in Physics.
Each circle represents a highly cited paper whose bibliographic information is displayed when the user clicks on the circle. The solid lines between circles represent the strongest co-citation links for each paper (that is, indicating that the papers are frequently cited together); weaker links are indicated by dashed lines. Papers close to each other on the map are generally more highly co-cited. The most recent paper(s) are indicated in pink.
QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS

Core Papers
Label: Tonouchi-2007
Title: Cutting-edge terahertz technology
Journal: NAT PHOTONICS, 1 (2): 97-105 FEB 2007
Citations: 338
Authors: Tonouchi, M
Addresses:
Osaka Univ, Inst Laser Engn, Yamadaoka 2-6, Suita, Osaka 5650871, Japan
Osaka Univ, Inst Laser Engn, Suita, Osaka 5650871, Japan
[Back to Map]
Label: Williams-2005
Title: Operation of terahertz quantum-cascade lasers at 164 K in pulsed mode and at 117 K in continuous-wave mode
Journal: OPT EXPRESS, 13 (9): 3331-3339 MAY 2 2005
Citations: 140
Authors: Williams, BS;Kumar, S;Hu, Q;Reno, JL
Addresses:
MIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
MIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
MIT, Elect Res Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA
[Back to Map]
Label: Williams-2007
Title: Terahertz quantum-cascade lasers
Journal: NAT PHOTONICS, 1 (9): 517-525 SEP 2007
Citations: 134
Authors: Williams, BS
Addresses:
Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[Back to Map]
Label: Hibbins-2005
Title: Experimental verification of designer surface plasmons
Journal: SCIENCE, 308 (5722): 670-672 APR 29 2005
Citations: 118
Authors: Hibbins, AP;Evans, BR;Sambles, JR
Addresses:
Univ Exeter, Sch Phys, Stocker Rd, Exeter EX4 4QL, Devon, England
Univ Exeter, Sch Phys, Exeter EX4 4QL, Devon, England
[Back to Map]
Label: Maier-2006
Title: Terahertz surface plasmon-polariton propagation and focusing on periodically corrugated metal wires
Journal: PHYS REV LETT, 97 (17): art. no.-176805 OCT 27 2006
Citations: 98
Authors: Maier, SA;Andrews, SR;Martin-Moreno, L;Garcia-Vidal, FJ
Addresses:
Univ Bath, Ctr Photon & Photon Mat, Dept Phys, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England
Univ Bath, Ctr Photon & Photon Mat, Dept Phys, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England
Univ Zaragoza, ICMA, Dept Fis Mat Condensada, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Fis Teor Mat Condensada, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
[Back to Map]
Label: Williams-2006
Title: High-power terahertz quantum-cascade lasers
Journal: ELECTRON LETT, 42 (2): 89-91 JAN 19 2006
Citations: 59
Authors: Williams, BS;Kumar, S;Hu, Q;Reno, JL
Addresses:
MIT, Dept Elect & Comp Sci, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
MIT, Dept Elect & Comp Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
MIT, Elect Res Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA
[Back to Map]
Label: Belkin-2008
Title: Terahertz quantum cascade lasers with copper metal-metal waveguides operating up to 178 K
Journal: OPT EXPRESS, 16 (5): 3242-3248 MAR 3 2008
Citations: 52
Authors: Belkin, MA;Fan, JA;Hormoz, S;Capasso, F;Khanna, SP;Lachab, M;Davies, AG;Linfield, EH
Addresses:
Harvard Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Harvard Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Univ Leeds, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England
[Back to Map]
Label: Kosterev-2005
Title: Applications of quartz tuning forks in spectroscopic gas sensing
Journal: REV SCI INSTR, 76 (4): art. no.-043105 APR 2005
Citations: 48
Authors: Kosterev, AA;Tittel, FK;Serebryakov, DV;Malinovsky, AL;Morozov, IV
Addresses:
Rice Univ, Rice Quantum Inst, Houston, TX 77251 USA
Rice Univ, Rice Quantum Inst, Houston, TX 77251 USA
RAS, Inst Spect, Troitsk, Russia
[Back to Map]
Label: Williams-2008
Title: Highly confined guiding of terahertz surface plasmon polaritons on structured metal surfaces
Journal: NAT PHOTONICS, 2 (3): 175-179 MAR 2008
Citations: 42
Authors: Williams, CR;Andrews, SR;Maier, SA;Fernandez-Dominguez, AI;Martin-Moreno, L;Garcia-Vidal, FJ
Addresses:
Univ Bath, Dept Phys, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England
Univ Bath, Dept Phys, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England
Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Expt Solid State Grp, Dept Phys, London SW7 2AZ, England
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Fis Teor Mat Condensada, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
Univ Zaragoza, Dept Fis Mat Condensada, Fac Ciencias, ICMA,CSIC, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
[Back to Map]
Label: Piesiewicz-2007
Title: Short-range ultra-broadband terahertz communications: Concepts and perspectives
Journal: IEEE ANTENNAS PROPAG MAG, 49 (6): 24-39 DEC 2007
Citations: 41
Authors: Piesiewicz, R;Kleine-Ostmann, T;Krumbholz, N;Mittleman, D;Koch, M;Schoebel, J;Kurner, T
Addresses:
Tech Univ Carolo Wilhelmina Braunschweig, Inst Nachrichtentech, Schleinitzstr 22, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Tech Univ Carolo Wilhelmina Braunschweig, Inst Nachrichtentech, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Phys Tech Bundesanstalt, AG 2 21Elektromagnet Felder, D-38116 Braunschweig, Germany
Tech Univ Carolo Wilhelmina Braunschweig, Inst Hochfrequenztech, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Rice Univ, ECE Dept, Houston, TX 77005 USA
Terahertz Commun Lab, Braunschweig, Germany
[Back to Map]
Label: Hirata-2006
Title: 120-GHz-band millimeter-wave photonic wireless link for 10-Gb/s data transmission
Journal: IEEE TRANS MICROWAVE THEORY, 54 (5): 1937-1944 MAY 2006
Citations: 40
Authors: Hirata, A;Kosugi, T;Takahashi, H;Yamaguchi, R;Nakajima, F;Furuta, T;Ito, H;Sugahara, H;Sato, Y;Nagatsuma, T
Addresses:
NTT Corp, NTT Microsyst Integrat Labs, Atsugi, Kanagawa 2430198, Japan
NTT Corp, NTT Microsyst Integrat Labs, Atsugi, Kanagawa 2430198, Japan
NTT Corp, NTT Photon Labs, Atsugi, Kanagawa 2430198, Japan
[Back to Map]
Label: Yu-2008
Title: Small-divergence semiconductor lasers by plasmonic collimation
Journal: NAT PHOTONICS, 2 (9): 564-570 SEP 2008
Citations: 40
Authors: Yu, NF;Fan, J;Wang, QJ;Pflugl, C;Diehl, L;Edamura, T;Yamanishi, M;Kan, H;Capasso, F
Addresses:
Harvard Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Harvard Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Hamamatsu Photon KK, Cent Res Lab, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 4348601, Japan
[Back to Map]
Label: Kosterev-2008
Title: Application of quantum cascade lasers to trace gas analysis
Journal: APPL PHYS B-LASERS OPT, 90 (2): 165-176 FEB 2008
Citations: 38
Authors: Kosterev, A;Wysocki, G;Bakhirkin, Y;So, S;Lewicki, R;Fraser, M;Tittel, F;Curl, RF
Addresses:
Rice Univ, Rice Quantum Inst, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005 USA
Rice Univ, Rice Quantum Inst, Houston, TX 77005 USA
[Back to Map]
Label: Chassagneux-2009
Title: Electrically pumped photonic-crystal terahertz lasers controlled by boundary conditions
Journal: NATURE, 457 (7226): 174-178 JAN 8 2009
Citations: 33
Authors: Chassagneux, Y;Colombelli, R;Maineult, W;Barbieri, S;Beere, HE;Ritchie, DA;Khanna, SP;Linfield, EH;Davies, AG
Addresses:
Univ Paris 11, Inst Elect Fondamentale, F-91405 Orsay, France
Univ Paris 11, Inst Elect Fondamentale, F-91405 Orsay, France
CNRS, UMR 8622, F-91405 Orsay, France
Univ Paris 07, Lab MPQ, F-75013 Paris, France
CNRS, UMR 7162, F-75013 Paris, France
Univ Cambridge, Cavendish Lab, Cambridge CB3 0HE, England
Univ Leeds, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England
[Back to Map]
Label: Scalari-2009
Title: THz and sub-THz quantum cascade lasers
Journal: LASER PHOTONICS REV, 3 (1-2): 45-66 MAR 2009
Citations: 30
Authors: Scalari, G;Walther, C;Fischer, M;Terazzi, R;Beere, H;Ritchie, D;Faist, J
Addresses:
ETH, Inst Quantum Elect, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
ETH, Inst Quantum Elect, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Univ Cambridge, Cavendish Lab, Cambridge CB3 0HE, England
[Back to Map]
Label: Wade-2009
Title: Magnetic-field-assisted terahertz quantum cascade laser operating up to 225 K
Journal: NAT PHOTONICS, 3 (1): 41-45 JAN 2009
Citations: 20
Authors: Wade, A;Fedorov, G;Smirnov, D;Kumar, S;Williams, BS;Hu, Q;Reno, JL
Addresses:
Natl High Magnet Field Lab, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
Natl High Magnet Field Lab, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
MIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
MIT, Elect Res Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Univ Calif Los Angeles, Calif Nanosyst Inst, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Sandia Natl Labs, Dept 1123, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA
[Back to Map]
Label: Medina-2008
Title: Extraordinary Transmission Through Arrays of Electrically Small Holes From a Circuit Theory Perspective
Journal: IEEE TRANS MICROWAVE THEORY, 56 (12): 3108-3120 Part 2 Sp. Iss. SI DEC 2008
Citations: 18
Authors: Medina, F;Mesa, F;Marques, R
Addresses:
Univ Seville, Microwaves Grp, Dept Elect & Electromagnetism, Fac Phys, E-41012 Seville, Spain
Univ Seville, Microwaves Grp, Dept Elect & Electromagnetism, Fac Phys, E-41012 Seville, Spain
Univ Seville, Microwaves Grp, Dept Appl Phys 1, ETS Ingn Informat, E-41012 Seville, Spain
[Back to Map]
Label: Curl-2010
Title: Quantum cascade lasers in chemical physics
Journal: CHEM PHYS LETT, 487 (1-3): 1-18 FEB 25 2010
Citations: 17
Authors: Curl, RF;Capasso, F;Gmachl, C;Kosterev, AA;McManus, B;Lewicki, R;Pusharsky, M;Wysocki, G;Tittel, FK
Addresses:
Rice Univ, Dept Chem, Houston, TX 77005 USA
Rice Univ, Dept Chem, Houston, TX 77005 USA
Rice Univ, Rice Quantum Inst, Houston, TX 77005 USA
Harvard Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Princeton Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
Rice Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Houston, TX 77005 USA
Aerodyne Res Inc, Billerica, MA 01821 USA
Daylight Solut Inc, Poway, CA 92064 USA
[Back to Map]
Label: Maulini-2009
Title: Widely tunable high-power external cavity quantum cascade laser operating in continuous-wave at room temperature
Journal: ELECTRON LETT, 45 (2): 107-U30 JAN 15 2009
Citations: 16
Authors: Maulini, R;Dunayevskiy, I;Lyakh, A;Tsekoun, A;Patel, CKN;Diehl, L;Pflugl, C;Capasso, F
Addresses:
Pranalytica Inc, 1101 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA
Pranalytica Inc, Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA
Harvard Univ, Harvard Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Phys & Astron, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[Back to Map]
Label: Liu-2010
Title: Highly power-efficient quantum cascade lasers
Journal: NAT PHOTONICS, 4 (2): 95-98 FEB 2010
Citations: 15
Authors: Liu, PQ;Hoffman, AJ;Escarra, MD;Franz, KJ;Khurgin, JB;Dikmelik, Y;Wang, XJ;Fan, JY;Gmachl, CF
Addresses:
Princeton Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
Princeton Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
AdTech Opt Inc, City Of Industry, CA 91748 USA
[Back to Map]
Label: Razeghi-2009
Title: High-Performance InP-Based Mid-IR Quantum Cascade Lasers
Journal: IEEE J SEL TOP QUANTUM ELECTR, 15 (3): 941-951 MAY-JUN 2009
Citations: 15
Authors: Razeghi, M
Addresses:
Northwestern Univ, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
Northwestern Univ, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
[Back to Map]
Label: Cubukcu-2008
Title: Plasmonic Laser Antennas and Related Devices
Journal: IEEE J SEL TOP QUANTUM ELECTR, 14 (6): 1448-1461 NOV-DEC 2008
Citations: 12
Authors: Cubukcu, E;Yu, NF;Smythe, EJ;Diehl, L;Crozier, KB;Capasso, F
Addresses:
Harvard Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Harvard Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[Back to Map]
Label: Bai-2010
Title: Quantum cascade lasers that emit more light than heat
Journal: NAT PHOTONICS, 4 (2): 99-102 FEB 2010
Citations: 9
Authors: Bai, YB;Slivken, S;Kuboya, S;Darvish, SR;Razeghi, M
Addresses:
Northwestern Univ, Ctr Quantum Devices, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
Northwestern Univ, Ctr Quantum Devices, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
[Back to Map]
Label: Bartalini-2010
Title: Observing the Intrinsic Linewidth of a Quantum-Cascade Laser: Beyond the Schawlow-Townes Limit
Journal: PHYS REV LETT, 104 (8): art. no.-083904 FEB 26 2010
Citations: 8
Authors: Bartalini, S;Borri, S;Cancio, P;Castrillo, A;Galli, I;Giusfredi, G;Mazzotti, D;Gianfrani, L;De Natale, P
Addresses:
INO CNR, Largo Fermi 6, I-50125 Florence, FI, Italy
INO CNR, I-50125 Florence, FI, Italy
European Lab Nonlinear Spect LENS, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
Univ Naples 2, Dipartimento Sci Ambientali, I-81100 Caserta, CE, Italy
[Back to Map]
Label: Elia-2009
Title: Photoacoustic Techniques for Trace Gas Sensing Based on Semiconductor Laser Sources
Journal: SENSORS, 9 (12): 9616-9628 DEC 2009
Citations: 6
Authors: Elia, A;Lugara, PM;Di Franco, C;Spagnolo, V
Addresses:
Univ Bari, Dipartimento Interateneo Fis M Merlin, INFM LIT3, Lab Reg CNR, I-70126 Bari, Italy
Univ Bari, Dipartimento Interateneo Fis M Merlin, INFM LIT3, Lab Reg CNR, I-70126 Bari, Italy
Politecn Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
[Back to Map]
KEYWORDS: TERAHERTZ QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; MAGNETIC-FIELD-ASSISTED TERAHERTZ QUANTUM CASCADE LASER OPERATING; HIGHLY POWER-EFFICIENT QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; HIGH-PERFORMANCE INP-BASED MID-IR QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SUB-THZ QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS.
[7453 (2005-2011_1) (PHY/PHY: Top Topics) (June 2011)]