Abstract
We predict the general feasibility and demonstrate the design of the continuous-wave terahertz laser operating between Landau levels in graphene placed on a polar substrate in a magnetic field of order 1 T. Steady-state population inversion under a continuous-wave optical pumping becomes possible due to surface-phonon-mediated relaxation of carriers. The scheme is scalable to other materials with massless Dirac fermions, for example, surface states in three-dimensional topological insulators such as Bi2Se3 or Bi2Te3.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 033821 |
Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 17 Mar 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics