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 …

Advances in mid-infrared single-photon detection

S Dello Russo, A Elefante, D Dequal, DK Pallotti… - Photonics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The current state of the art of single-photon detectors operating in the mid-infrared
wavelength range is reported in this review. These devices are essential for a wide range of …

Intensity correlations in quantum cascade laser harmonic frequency combs

T Gabbrielli, N Bruno, N Corrias, S Borri… - Advanced Photonics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A novel study on harmonic frequency combs emitted by quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) is
presented here, demonstrating the presence of intensity correlations between twin modes …

Analog FM free-space optical communication based on a mid-infrared quantum cascade laser frequency comb

N Corrias, T Gabbrielli, P De Natale, L Consolino… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Quantum cascade laser frequency combs are nowadays well-appreciated sources for
infrared spectroscopy. Here their applicability for free-space optical communication is …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-correlation phenomena in quantum cascade laser frequency combs

B Chomet, T Gabbrielli, D Gacemi, F Cappelli… - APL Photonics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In quantum cascade laser frequency combs, the intensity distribution of the optical spectrum
can be split into two well-separated lobes of longitudinal modes that, even when far apart …

Time/frequency-domain characterization of a mid-IR DFG frequency comb via two-photon and heterodyne detection

T Gabbrielli, G Insero, M De Regis, N Corrias, I Galli… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Mid-infrared frequency combs are nowadays well-appreciated sources for spectroscopy and
frequency metrology. Here, a comprehensive approach for characterizing a difference …

Characterization of noise regimes in mid-IR free-space optical communication based on quantum cascade lasers

M Seminara, T Gabbrielli, N Corrias, S Borri… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The recent development of Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs) represents one of the biggest
opportunities for the deployment of a new class of Free Space Optical (FSO) communication …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling of fluctuations in dynamical optoelectronic device simulations within a Maxwell-density matrix Langevin approach

J Popp, J Stowasser, MA Schreiber, L Seitner… - APL Quantum, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We present a full-wave Maxwell-density matrix simulation tool including c-number stochastic
noise terms for the modeling of the spatiotemporal dynamics in active photonic devices …

Mid-infrared Ring Interband Cascade Laser: Operation at the Standard Quantum Limit

G Marschick, J Pelini, T Gabbrielli, F Cappelli… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Many precision applications in the mid-infrared spectral range have strong constraints
based on quantum effects that are expressed in particular noise characteristics. They limit …

Ultrafast modulation of vibrational polaritons for controlling the quantum field statistics at mid-infrared frequencies

JF Triana, F Herrera - New Journal of Physics, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Controlling the quantum field statistics of confined light is a long-standing goal in integrated
photonics. We show that by coupling molecular vibrations with a confined mid-infrared cavity …