[HTML][HTML] QCL-based frequency metrology from the mid-infrared to the THz range: a review

L Consolino, F Cappelli, MS de Cumis, P De Natale - Nanophotonics, 2019 - degruyter.com
Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are becoming a key tool for plenty of applications, from the
mid-infrared (mid-IR) to the THz range. Progress in related areas, such as the development …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum cascade laser based hybrid dual comb spectrometer

L Consolino, M Nafa, M De Regis, F Cappelli… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Four-wave-mixing-based quantum cascade laser frequency combs (QCL-FC) are a powerful
photonic tool, driving a recent revolution in major molecular fingerprint regions, ie mid-and …

THz Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor for H2S trace gas detection

V Spagnolo, P Patimisco, R Pennetta, A Sampaolo… - Optics …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
We report on a quartz-enhanced photoacoustic (QEPAS) gas sensing system for hydrogen
sulphide (H_2S) detection. The system architecture is based on a custom quartz tuning fork …

[HTML][HTML] Improved tuning fork for terahertz quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy

A Sampaolo, P Patimisco, M Giglio, MS Vitiello… - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
We report on a quartz-enhanced photoacoustic (QEPAS) sensor for methanol (CH3OH)
detection employing a novel quartz tuning fork (QTF), specifically designed to enhance the …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution terahertz spectroscopy with quantum-cascade lasers

HW Hübers, H Richter, M Wienold - Journal of Applied Physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Terahertz (THz) quantum-cascade lasers (QCLs) are narrow band, high-power, and
frequency-agile sources. These properties make them attractive for applications in high …

[HTML][HTML] Waveguided approach for difference frequency generation of broadly-tunable continuous-wave terahertz radiation

M De Regis, L Consolino, S Bartalini, P De Natale - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Trace gas sensing, local oscillator for astronomical heterodyne
systems, high-accuracy spectroscopy. Abstract The 1–10 terahertz (THz) spectral window is …

Doppler-free spectroscopy with a terahertz quantum-cascade laser

M Wienold, T Alam, L Schrottke, HT Grahn… - Optics …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We report on the Doppler-free saturation spectroscopy of a molecular transition at 3.3 THz
based on a quantum-cascade laser and an absorption cell in a collinear pump-probe …

Frequency stabilization of a terahertz quantum-cascade laser to the Lamb dip of a molecular absorption line

R Voigt, M Wienold, D Jayasankar, V Drakinskiy… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate the frequency stabilization of a terahertz quantum-cascade laser (QCL) to
the Lamb dip of the absorption line of a D_2O rotational transition at 3.3809309 THz. To …

Room-temperature continuous-wave frequency-referenced spectrometer up to 7.5 THz

M De Regis, S Bartalini, M Ravaro, D Calonico… - Physical Review …, 2018 - APS
The lack of coherent room-temperature sources in the whole terahertz spectral window (0.3–
10 THz) has significantly hampered the growth of scientific and technological applications in …

Tuning a microcavity-coupled terahertz laser

F Castellano, V Bianchi, L Li, J Zhu… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Tunable oscillators are a key component of almost all electronic and photonic systems. Yet,
a technology capable of operating in the terahertz (THz)-frequency range and fully suitable …