Published December 4, 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Mode-locked terahertz quantum cascade laser by direct phase synchronization

  • 1. Laboratoire Pierre Aigrain, Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS (UMR 8551), Université P. et M. Curie, Université D. Diderot, 75005 Paris (France)
  • 2. School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS9 2JT (United Kingdom)
  • 3. University of Cambridge, Cavendish Lab, Cambridge CB3 0HE (United Kingdom)

Description

Mode-locking of a terahertz quantum cascade laser is achieved using multimode injection seeding. Contrary to standard methods that rely on gain modulation, here a fixed phase relationship is directly imprinted to the laser modes. In this work, we demonstrate the generation of 9 ps phase mode-locked pulses around 2.75 THz. A direct measurement of the emitted field phase shows that it results from the phase of the initial injection

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1566
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 504-505
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
31. international conference on the physics of semiconductors
Acronym
ICPS 2012
Dates
29 Jul - 3 Aug 2012
Place
Zurich (Switzerland)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45083131
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
EMISSION; LASERS; MODE LOCKING; PULSES; SYNCHRONIZATION

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