Abstract-Coherent THz light source based on photo-mixing with a UTC-PD and ASE-free tunable diode lasers

D. Fukuoka, K. Muro

Spectra Quest Lab. Inc. (Japan)

K. Noda

Oshima Prototype Engineering Co. (Japan)

Proc. SPIE 9747, Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications IX, 974717 (February 25, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2212737

http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=2498797



A terahertz (THz) photo-mixing with a THz wave photo-mixer module using a uni-traveling-carrier photodiode (UTCPD) and home-built 1 μm-band ASE-free tunable external-cavity diode lasers (ECDLs) provides a narrow-band (40 MHz) wide range (up to 4.5 THz) coherent tunable THz light source system. Obtained THz-waves reach 100 nW at 0.9 THz and 100 pW at 4.0 THz. The difference frequency between mixing lights can be tuned over 20 THz, and the frequency tuning has a resettability and an accuracy corresponding to the estimation error of FSR 270 MHz hollow-core etalon as a frequency calibrator, around 1 MHz/THz. Some of dips in the frequency dependence of THz-waves caused by water vaper absorption reach a noise floor of this system, so the dynamic range of this system is demonstrated at least 40 dB in power ratio.
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