DocumentCode
2713134
Title
THz photonic crystal quantum-cascade lasers: Frequency tuning during lasing operation
Author
Benz, A. ; Brandstetter, M. ; Deutsch, C. ; Fasching, G. ; Unterrainer, K. ; Andrews, A.M. ; Klang, P. ; Schrenk, W. ; Strasser, G.
Author_Institution
Photonics Inst. & Center for Micro- & Nanostruct., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
fYear
2010
fDate
5-10 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present a new tuning scheme for THz quantum-cascade lasers based on active photonic crystal (PhC) resonators. An injected gas changes the resonance condition of the PhC and thereby the emission frequency of the device.
Keywords
laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; microwave photonics; photonic crystals; quantum cascade lasers; THz photonic crystal quantum-cascade lasers; emission frequency; frequency tuning; lasing operation; photonic crystal resonators; Laser tuning; Optical resonators; Photonic crystals; Quantum cascade lasers; Refractive index; Resonant frequency;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Rome
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6655-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612618
Filename
5612618
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