Title :
THz quantum cascade sources based on intra-cavity frequency mixing in passive nonlinear sections
Author :
Adams, R.W. ; Vizbaras, A. ; Grasse, C. ; Katz, S. ; Boehm, G. ; Vijayraghavan, K. ; Jang, M. ; Cho, Y. -H ; Belyanin, A.A. ; Amann, M.-C. ; Belkin, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We report terahertz quantum cascade laser sources based on intra-cavity difference-frequency generation in passive nonlinear sections. Current devices provide terahertz output up to a heat sink temperature of 210 K.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser cavity resonators; optical frequency conversion; quantum cascade lasers; Ga0.47In0.53As-Al0.48In0.52As-InP; THz quantum cascade sources; heat sink temperature; intracavity difference-frequency generation; intracavity frequency mixing; passive nonlinear sections; temperature 210 K; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6105197