Terahertz quantum cascade lasers as enabling quantum technology

MS Vitiello, P De Natale - Advanced Quantum Technologies, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) represent the most fascinating achievement of quantum
engineering, showing how artificial materials can be generated through quantum design …

Silicon nitride-based Kerr frequency combs and applications in metrology

Z Sun, Y Li, B Bai, Z Zhu, H Sun - Advanced Photonics, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Kerr frequency combs have been attracting significant interest due to their rich physics and
broad applications in metrology, microwave photonics, and telecommunications. In this …

Octave-spanning semiconductor laser

M Rösch, G Scalari, M Beck, J Faist - Nature Photonics, 2015 - nature.com
We present a semiconductor injection laser operating in continuous wave with emission
covering more than one octave in frequency and displaying homogeneous power …

Terahertz wave generation using a soliton microcomb

S Zhang, JM Silver, X Shang, L Del Bino, NM Ridler… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
The Terahertz or millimeter wave frequency band (300 GHz-3 THz) is spectrally located
between microwaves and infrared light and has attracted significant interest for applications …

Photonic comb-rooted synthesis of ultra-stable terahertz frequencies

DC Shin, BS Kim, H Jang, YJ Kim, SW Kim - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Stable terahertz sources are required to advance high-precision terahertz applications such
as molecular spectroscopy, terahertz radars, and wireless communications. Here, we …

Frequency-comb-assisted terahertz quantum cascade laser spectroscopy

S Bartalini, L Consolino, P Cancio, P De Natale… - Physical Review X, 2014 - APS
We report a metrological-grade THz spectroscopy based on the combination of a THz
frequency-comb synthesizer (FCS) and a THz quantum cascade laser (QCL). The QCL …

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 …

Highly accurate in vivo terahertz spectroscopy of healthy skin: Variation of refractive index and absorption coefficient along the human body

KI Zaytsev, AA Gavdush… - … on Terahertz science …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A method to reconstruct the terahertz (THz) refractive index and absorption coefficient of in
vivo tissue using THz pulsed spectroscopy (TPS) has been proposed. The method utilizes a …

Phase-locking to a free-space terahertz comb for metrological-grade terahertz lasers

L Consolino, A Taschin, P Bartolini, S Bartalini… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Optical frequency comb synthesizers have represented a revolutionary approach to
frequency metrology, providing a grid of frequency references for any laser emitting within …

Terahertz frequency metrology for spectroscopic applications: a review

L Consolino, S Bartalini, P De Natale - Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and …, 2017 - Springer
We provide an overview on terahertz (THz) frequency metrology, starting from the nowadays
available continuous wave THz sources, discussing their main features such as tunability …