Title :
Integrated injection seeded THz source and amplifier for time-domain spectroscopy
Author :
Maysonnave, J. ; Jukam, N. ; Ibrahim, M.S.M. ; Maussang, K. ; Madéo, J. ; Cavalié, P. ; Freeman, J.R. ; Dean, P. ; Khanna, S.P. ; Steenson, D.P. ; Linfield, E.H. ; Davies, A.G. ; Tignon, J. ; Dhillon, S.S.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Pierre Aigrain, Univ. P. et M. Curie, Paris, France
Abstract :
A quantum-cascade-laser (QCL) is used as an integrated injection seeded source and amplifier for terahertz (THz) pulses. A coupled-cavity scheme is implemented to generate THz pulses on the QCL and to saturate the amplified pulse.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; microwave photonics; quantum cascade lasers; terahertz spectroscopy; terahertz wave devices; terahertz wave generation; Integrated injection seeded THz amplifier; QCL; THz pulse generation; THz pulses; amplified pulse; coupled-cavity scheme; integrated injection seeded THz source; quantum-cascade-laser; time-domain spectroscopy; Cavity resonators; Quantum cascade lasers; Radio frequency; Spectroscopy; Switches; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
