quantum cascade laser

English

Alternative forms

• quantum cascade laser, a.k.a. QC laser, quantum-cascade laser

Etymology

quantum after the behavior of electrons and photons, cascade for a series of small steps, describing an implementation of a laser.

Noun

quantum cascade laser (plural quantum cascade lasers)

1. A laser that operates by analogy with an electronic waterfall, with electrons cascading down a series of small steps emitting a photon at each step.

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20060424051531/http://www.bell-labs.com/org/physicalsciences/projects/qcl/qcl.html
• http://physicsweb.org/article/world/12/6/9
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070715025148/http://www.wsi.tu-muenchen.de/E26/en/research/qcl/