• DocumentCode
    1664066
  • Title

    The intrinsic linewidth of THz quantum cascade lasers

  • Author

    Vitiello, Miriam Serena ; Consolino, Luigi ; Bartalini, Saverio ; Tredicucci, Alessandro ; Inguscio, Massimo ; De Natale, Paolo

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Mater. e Dispositivi, CNR, Firenze, Italy
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report a complete overview of the frequency-noise power spectral density of THz QCLs, giving an experimental evaluation and a theoretical explanation of their intrinsic linewidth and a thorough investigation of the physics behind it.
  • Keywords
    laser noise; microwave photonics; quantum cascade lasers; spectral line breadth; terahertz wave devices; THz QCL; THz quantum cascade lasers; frequencγ-noise power spectral density; intrinsic linewidth; Frequency measurement; Laser noise; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Measurement by laser beam; Quantum cascade lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326044