• DocumentCode
    520386
  • Title

    Integrated terahertz pulse generation and amplification in quantum cascade lasers

  • Author

    Dhillon, S. ; Sawallich, S. ; Jukam, N. ; Oustinov, D. ; Madeo, J. ; Barbieri, S. ; Filloux, P. ; Sirtori, C. ; Marcadet, X. ; Tignon, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. Pierre Aigrain, UPMC Univ. Paris 6, Paris, France
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Terahertz pulse generation is demonstrated by a resonant femtosecond interband excitation of the miniband of a quantum-cascade-laser. The laser gain is subsequently used to amplify the terahertz pulse generated as it propagates through the cavity.
  • Keywords
    Current density; Face detection; Laser excitation; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Quantum cascade lasers; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499957