• DocumentCode
    733570
  • Title

    High-accuracy heterodyne detection of THz radiation exploiting telecommunication technologies

  • Author

    Folland, T.G. ; Ramos-Pulido, A. ; Marshall, O.P. ; Beere, H.E. ; Ritchie, D.A. ; Chakraborty, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report the first open-loop heterodyne technique using standard telecom optical fiber components for spectral characterization of THz semiconductor lasers. This allows the measurement of continuous modal tuning with sub-GHz accuracy and 20dB dynamic range.
  • Keywords
    heterodyne detection; laser tuning; microwave photonics; quantum cascade lasers; terahertz wave detectors; THz radiation; THz semiconductor lasers; continuous modal tuning measurement; high-accuracy heterodyne detection; open-loop heterodyne technique; spectral characterization; standard telecom optical fiber components; telecommunication technology; Current measurement; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor device measurement; Tuning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184010
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=733570