Title :
Phase modelocking of a Terahertz quantum cascade laser
Author :
Maysonnave, J. ; Maussang, K. ; Jukam, N. ; Cavalié, P. ; Khanna, S.P. ; Linfield, E.H. ; Davies, A.G. ; Beere, H.E. ; Ritchie, D.A. ; Dhillon, S.S. ; Tignon, J.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Pierre Aigrain, Univ. Paris P. et M. Curie, Paris, France
Abstract :
Modelocking of a Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser is achieved using multimode injection seeding. Contrarily to standard methods that rely on gain modulation, a fixed phase relationship is here directly imprinted to the QCL modes.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; laser mode locking; laser modes; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; quantum cascade lasers; terahertz wave devices; AlGaAs-GaAs; QCL modes; gain modulation; multimode injection seeding; phase modelocking; terahertz quantum cascade laser; Biological system modeling; Cavity resonators; Electrooptical waveguides; Laser modes; Phase modulation; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
