[HTML][HTML] Direct observation of terahertz frequency comb generation in difference-frequency quantum cascade lasers

L Consolino, M Nafa, M De Regis, F Cappelli… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Terahertz quantum cascade laser sources based on intra-cavity difference frequency
generation from mid-IR devices are an important asset for applications in rotational …

[HTML][HTML] Heterogeneous terahertz quantum cascade lasers exceeding 1.9 THz spectral bandwidth and featuring dual comb operation

M Rösch, M Beck, MJ Süess, D Bachmann… - …, 2018 - degruyter.com
We report on a heterogeneous active region design for terahertz quantum cascade laser
based frequency combs. Dynamic range, spectral bandwidth and output power have been …

[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 …

Analysis of operating regimes of terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency combs

P Tzenov, D Burghoff, Q Hu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) have shown tremendous potential for the
generation of frequency combs in the mid-infrared and terahertz portions of the …

Spectral properties of THz quantum-cascade lasers: frequency noise, phase-locking and absolute frequency measurement

M Ravaro, V Jagtap, C Manquest, P Gellie… - Journal of Infrared …, 2013 - Springer
Quantum cascade lasers combine desirable features, namely high optical power and
compactness, as no other coherent source in the field of THz generation. While their …

[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 …

Spectral purity and tunability of terahertz quantum cascade laser sources based on intracavity difference-frequency generation

L Consolino, S Jung, A Campa, M De Regis, S Pal… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Terahertz sources based on intracavity difference-frequency generation in mid-infrared
quantum cascade lasers (THz DFG-QCLs) have recently emerged as the first monolithic …

[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 in quantum cascade lasers: An overview of modeling and experiments

C Silvestri, X Qi, T Taimre, K Bertling, AD Rakić - APL Photonics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Over the past decade, the demonstration of frequency combs has been reported in a wide
range of quantum cascade lasers. These combs have huge potential in applications …

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 …