AlN/GaN double-barrier resonant tunneling diodes grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 96, No. 4, p. 042103-1
January 25, 2010   [visit journal]

Quantum cascade lasers that emit more light than heat
Nature Photonics
January 10, 2010   [visit journal]

New Quantum Cascade Lasers Emit More Light Than Heat
Northwestern University McCormick News Article
January 11, 2010   [read article]

CQD Students Receives 1st and 2nd Place Boeing Engineering Award
Boeing Press Release
December 2, 2009   [read article]

Plenary Talk: State-of-art mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers
SPIE Defense and Security Symposium (DSS)
Orlando, FL
April 5, 2010

Program Committee
Silicon Photonics and Photonic Integrated Circuits Conference, SPIE Photonics Europe
Brussels, Belgium
April 12, 2010

Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Ethcing system
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Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) ethcing system used to etch high aspect ratio features in semiconductors.

CQD Director Proff. Razeghi

Since its founding in 1991, the Center for Quantum Devices at Northwestern University has evolved from only a mere vision into a concrete world-class research laboratory, with the mission to pursue academic excellence and high-level research in compound semiconductor science and nanotechnology.

The Center for Quantum Devices has put together a comprehensive facility for solid state research. This Includes semiconductor thin film epitaxial growth, material characterization, material processing and device fabrication, thin film deposition, and device packaging and measurement. The facility occupies a total of 8,000 square feet of laboratory and office space. 3,000 square feet of this total are clean room space in Cook Hall, specifically designed by Proffessor Razeghi.

The Center for Quantum Devices has established a proven research track record covering areas such as: high-power quantum cascade lasers, type-II superlattice infrared photodetectors, quantum dot photodetectors, UV and visible lasers, LEDs, photodetectors, and avalance diodes, quantum well infrared photodetectors, uncooled InAsSb photodetectors, InTlAsBiSb detector technology, aluminum-free high power lasers, and antimony based 3 to 5 μm lasers.

For a comprehensive overview of the Center for Quantum Devices and the work currently being conducted here please see this 60 minute video presentation.

Ribbon Cutting Ceriomny

(above) Inauguration of the Center for Quantum Devices on June 6, 1993, in the presence of Dean Jerry Cohen, Provost David Cohen, Director Manijeh Razeghi, Venky Narayanamurti, Richard Shealy, Abraham Haddad, Leo Esaki (Nobel Laureate), Lester Eastman, Klaus von Klitzing (Nobel Laureate), Gail Brown, and Erwan Bigan.




Center for Quantum Devices
2220 Campus Drive, Room 4051
Evanston, IL 60208
TEL:(847) 491-7251
FAX:(847) 467-1817
http://cqd.eecs.northwestern.edu

Last Updated 03/17/2009

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