• DocumentCode
    2106993
  • Title

    2.4-2.5 THz Quantum Cascade Lasers Obtained by Tuning the Thicknesses of a Structure Emitting at 2.9 THz

  • Author

    Li, Jin ; Qian, Xifeng ; Liu, Wayne ; Vangala, Shivashankar R. ; Goodhue, William D. ; Danylov, Andriy A. ; Waldman, Jerry ; Giles, Robert H. ; Linden, Kurt J.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    21-25 Oct. 2007
  • Firstpage
    860
  • Lastpage
    861
  • Abstract
    In this paper, the authors reported the success in tuning the emission frequency of a THz QCL to lower frequencies (-0.5 THz) by increasing the thicknesses of every well and barrier proportionally. It can be an important approach to obtain stable single mode terahertz sources at specific frequencies, which is important to applications such as heterodyne detection systems.
  • Keywords
    laser modes; laser tuning; quantum cascade lasers; submillimetre wave lasers; THz QCL; frequency 2.4 THz to 2.5 THz; frequency 2.9 THz; laser tuning; quantum cascade lasers; single mode terahertz sources; Contacts; Gold; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical pulses; Packaging; Physics; Quantum cascade lasers; Substrates; Surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0925-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1092-8081
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382680
  • Filename
    4382680