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A ten-stage interband cascade laser emitting at 3.3–3.6μm exhibits a voltage drop only 4% above the theoretical minimum, and operates to room temperature in pulsed mode. At 78K, a five-stage device mounted epitaxial-side-up with coated facets has a maximum cw wallplug efficiency of 21%, and a second device produces up to 1.1W of cw power.
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