Tunable and compact dispersion compensation of broadband THz quantum cascade laser frequency combs

FP Mezzapesa, V Pistore, K Garrasi, L Li, AG Davies… - Optics …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Miniaturized frequency combs (FCs) can be self-generated at terahertz (THz) frequencies
through four-wave mixing in the cavity of a quantum cascade laser (QCL). To date, however …

[HTML][HTML] Toward new frontiers for terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency combs

MS Vitiello, L Consolino, M Inguscio, P De Natale - Nanophotonics, 2020 - degruyter.com
Broadband, quantum-engineered, quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are the most powerful
chip-scale sources of optical frequency combs (FCs) across the mid-infrared and the …

Sculpting harmonic comb states in terahertz quantum cascade lasers by controlled engineering

E Riccardi, MAJ Guerrero, V Pistore, L Seitner… - Optica, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Optical frequency combs (OFCs), which establish a rigid phase-coherent link between the
microwave and optical domains of the electromagnetic spectrum, are emerging as key high …

Frequency‐Modulated Combs via Field‐Enhancing Tapered Waveguides

U Senica, A Dikopoltsev, A Forrer… - Laser & Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Frequency‐modulated (FM) combs feature flat intensity spectra with a linear frequency chirp,
useful for metrology and sensing applications. Generating FM combs in semiconductor …

Tunable dispersion compensation of quantum cascade laser frequency combs

J Hillbrand, P Jouy, M Beck, J Faist - Optics letters, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Compensating for group velocity dispersion is an important challenge to achieve stable
midinfrared quantum cascade laser (QCL) frequency combs with large spectral coverage …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency combs in optically injected terahertz ring quantum cascade lasers

MI Khan, Z Xiao, SJ Addamane, D Burghoff - APL Photonics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) have emerged as promising candidates for generating chip-
scale frequency combs in mid-infrared and terahertz wavelengths. In this work, we …

Controlling and Phase‐Locking a THz Quantum Cascade Laser Frequency Comb by Small Optical Frequency Tuning

L Consolino, A Campa, M De Regis… - Laser & Photonics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Full phase control of terahertz (THz)‐emitting quantum cascade laser (QCL) combs has
recently been demonstrated, opening new perspectives for even the most demanding …

[HTML][HTML] Room temperature terahertz semiconductor frequency comb

Q Lu, F Wang, D Wu, S Slivken, M Razeghi - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
A terahertz (THz) frequency comb capable of high-resolution measurement will significantly
advance THz technology application in spectroscopy, metrology and sensing. The recently …

[HTML][HTML] Homogeneous quantum cascade lasers operating as terahertz frequency combs over their entire operational regime

A Di Gaspare, L Viti, HE Beere, DD Ritchie… - …, 2020 - degruyter.com
We report a homogeneous quantum cascade laser (QCL) emitting at terahertz (THz)
frequencies, with a total spectral emission of about 0.6 THz, centered around 3.3 THz, a …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency combs induced by optical feedback and harmonic order tunability in quantum cascade lasers

C Silvestri, X Qi, T Taimre, AD Rakić - APL Photonics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigates the interaction between frequency combs and optical feedback
effects in Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs). The theoretical analysis reveals new …