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
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