• DocumentCode
    1651220
  • Title

    Quantum Cascade lasers employing a wavelength-selective asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer

  • Author

    Liu, Peter Q. ; Wang, Xiaojun ; Fan, Jen-Yu ; Gmachl, Claire F.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The idea of integrating an asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer in Quantum Cascade laser cavities to introduce mode selectivity is proposed and analyzed. Preliminary results show narrowing of the laser spectra with such cavities.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; quantum cascade lasers; spectral line narrowing; laser spectra narrowing; mode selectivity; quantum cascade laser cavity; wavelength-selective asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Cavity resonators; Distributed feedback devices; Gas lasers; Laser modes; Optical interferometry; Quantum cascade lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325568