Continuous wave terahertz source for remote detection and as a local oscillator for THz receivers

Author

Scheller, M. ; Yarborough, J.M. ; Young, A. ; Fallahi, M. ; Moloney, J.V. ; Koch, M. ; Koch, S.W. ; d´Aubigny, C. ; Walker, Coral

Author_Institution

Desert Beam Technol. LLC, Tucson, AZ, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

2-7 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

We present initial results of a room-temperature continuous wave terahertz source as a local oscillator for a terahertz receiver or as an emitter for remote detection. The source is based on intracavity difference frequency generation within a dual color vertical external cavity surface emitting laser and delivers mW powers with a narrow linewidth. We present results at the frequencies of 820 GHz and 1.9 THz.

Keywords

submillimetre wave oscillators; submillimetre wave receivers; surface emitting lasers; terahertz wave detectors; THz receivers; continuous wave terahertz source; dual color vertical external cavity surface emitting laser; frequency 1.9 THz; frequency 820 GHz; intracavity difference frequency generation; local oscillator; remote detection; temperature 293 K to 298 K; terahertz receiver; Cavity resonators; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Pump lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Houston, TX

ISSN

2162-2027

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0510-6

Electronic_ISBN

2162-2027

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104906

Filename

6104906