Title :
Light-induced tuning of quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Basnar, Bernhard ; Mujagic, Elvis ; Andrews, Aaron Maxwell ; Roch, Tomas ; Schrenk, Werner ; Strasser, Gottfried
Author_Institution :
Center for Micro- & Nanostruct., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
We present a novel method for the light-induced tuning of a grating-free mid-IR QCL utilizing the absorbance changes of a photochromic cladding. This photosensitization allowed for reversible shifts in the emission wavelength of 5 cm−1.
Keywords :
Distributed feedback devices; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical feedback; Optical materials; Quantum cascade lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
