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 …

High dynamic range, heterogeneous, terahertz quantum cascade lasers featuring thermally tunable frequency comb operation over a broad current range

K Garrasi, FP Mezzapesa, L Salemi, L Li… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We report on the engineering of broadband quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) emitting at
Terahertz (THz) frequencies, which exploit a heterogeneous active region scheme and have …

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 …

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 …

Short pulse generation and mode control of broadband terahertz quantum cascade lasers

D Bachmann, M Rösch, MJ Süess, M Beck… - Optica, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Ultra-short pulses are an attractive way of expanding today's terahertz time-domain systems
toward frequencies above 2 THz, and moreover mode control enables reliable generation of …

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 …

Dynamics of ultra-broadband terahertz quantum cascade lasers for comb operation

H Li, P Laffaille, D Gacemi, M Apfel, C Sirtori… - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
We present an experimental investigation of the multimode dynamics and the coherence of
terahertz quantum cascade lasers emitting over a spectral bandwidth of~ 1THz. The devices …

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 …

Broadband terahertz photonics

DP Burghoff - 2014 - dspace.mit.edu
In recent years, quantum cascade lasers have emerged as mature semiconductor sources of
light in the terahertz range, the frequency range spanning 1 to 10 THz. Though technological …

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 …