Terahertz imaging using quantum cascade lasers—a review of systems and applications

P Dean, A Valavanis, J Keeley, K Bertling… - Journal of Physics D …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The terahertz (THz) frequency quantum cascade laser (QCL) is a compact source of THz
radiation offering high power, high spectral purity and moderate tunability. As such, these …

Recent developments of terahertz quantum cascade lasers

G Liang, T Liu, QJ Wang - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Terahertz (THz) quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are semiconductor-based electrically
pumped laser sources that are based on electron transitions between the subbands in the …

[HTML][HTML] Sensing and imaging using laser feedback interferometry with quantum cascade lasers

AD Rakić, T Taimre, K Bertling, YL Lim, P Dean… - Applied Physics …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are high-power sources of coherent radiation in the
midinfrared and terahertz (THz) bands. Laser feedback interferometry (LFI) is one of the …

Real-time terahertz digital holography with a quantum cascade laser

M Locatelli, M Ravaro, S Bartalini, L Consolino… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Coherent imaging in the THz range promises to exploit the peculiar capabilities of these
wavelengths to penetrate common materials like plastics, ceramics, paper or clothes with …

[HTML][HTML] Terahertz near-field nanoscopy based on detectorless laser feedback interferometry under different feedback regimes

EAA Pogna, C Silvestri, LL Columbo, M Brambilla… - APL Photonics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Near-field imaging techniques, at terahertz frequencies (1–10 THz), conventionally rely on
bulky laser sources and detectors. Here, we employ a semiconductor heterostructure laser …

[HTML][HTML] Apertureless near-field terahertz imaging using the self-mixing effect in a quantum cascade laser

P Dean, O Mitrofanov, J Keeley, I Kundu, L Li… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We report two-dimensional apertureless near-field terahertz (THz) imaging using a quantum
cascade laser (QCL) source and a scattering probe. A near-field enhancement of the …

Field-effect transistor based detectors for power monitoring of THz quantum cascade lasers

J Zdanevičius, D Čibiraitė, K Ikamas… - IEEE transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report on circuit simulation, modeling, and characterization of field-effect transistor based
terahertz (THz) detectors (TeraFETs) with integrated patch antennas for discrete frequencies …

Terahertz microscopy using laser feedback interferometry based on a generalised phase-stepping algorithm

D Mohun, N Sulollari, M Salih, LH Li… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In this paper we report an improved method of coherent sensing through the use of a
generalized phase-stepping algorithm to extract magnitude and phase information from …

Coherent imaging using laser feedback interferometry with pulsed-mode terahertz quantum cascade lasers

YL Lim, K Bertling, T Taimre, T Gillespie, C Glenn… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We report a coherent terahertz (THz) imaging system that utilises a quantum cascade laser
(QCL) operating in pulsed-mode as both the source and detector. The realisation of a short …

Terahertz holography for imaging amplitude and phase objects

E Hack, P Zolliker - Optics Express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
A non-monochromatic THz Quantum Cascade Laser and an uncooled micro-bolometer
array detector with VGA resolution are used in a beam-splitter free holographic set-up to …