Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Abstract-Continuous tuning of terahertz distributed feedback quantum cascade laser by gas condensation and dielectric deposition


http://apl.aip.org/resource/1/applab/v102/i18/p181113_s1?isAuthorized=no
Dana Turčinková, Maria Ines Amanti, Fabrizio Castellano, Mattias Beck, and Jérôme Faist

We present the continuous tuning of a terahertz quantum cascade laser based on 3rd order distributed feedback. This source provides a single mode emission with low dissipation power (∼400 mW) and milliwatt-level output power. The laser is tuned by nitrogen-gas condensation or by dielectric deposition. The former method offers a reversible, reproducible, and continuous mode-hop free tuning over 25 GHz at a frequency of ∼3.3 THz (Δf/f ∼ 0.75%). The latter is convenient for precise post-process targeting of a desired frequency.
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