Title :
Widely-tunable monolithic terahertz quantum cascade laser sources based on difference-frequency generation
Author :
Seungyong Jung ; Aiting Jiang ; Yifan Jiang ; Vijayraghavan, Karun ; Xiaojun Wang ; Troccoli, Mariano ; Belkin, Mikhail A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate monolithic tunable terahertz quantum cascades laser sources with a tuning range over 580 GHz at room temperature by integrating electrically separated distributed feedback section and distributed Bragg reflector section into a single device.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; integrated optics; laser feedback; laser tuning; optical frequency conversion; quantum cascade lasers; bandwidth 580 GHz; difference-frequency generation; distributed Bragg reflector; electrically separated distributed feedback section; room temperature; temperature 293 K to 298 K; widely-tunable monolithic terahertz quantum cascade laser sources; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Measurement by laser beam; Optical filters; Quantum cascade lasers; Temperature measurement; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
