We present a \MF{terahertz} quantum cascade laser operating on a thermoelectric cooler up to a record-high temperature of 210.5 K. The active region design is based on only two quantum wells and achieves high temperature operation thanks to a systematic optimization by means of a nonequilibrium Green's function model. Laser spectra were measured with a room temperature detector, making the whole setup cryogenic free. At low temperatures ($\sim 40 K), a maximum output power of 200 mW was measured.
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@article{arxiv.1911.06582,
title = {Thermoelectrically cooled THz quantum cascade laser operating up to 210 K},
author = {Lorenzo Bosco and Martin Franckié and Giacomo Scalari and Mattias Beck and Andreas Wacker and Jérôme Faist},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.06582},
year = {2019}
}