Time domain measurements of the sampling coherence of a terahertz quantum cascade laser

Author

Maysonnave, J. ; Jukam, N. ; Ibrahim, M.S.M. ; Rungsawang, R. ; Maussang, K. ; Madéo, J. ; Cavalié, P. ; Dean, P. ; Khanna, S.P. ; Steenson, D.P. ; Linfield, E.H. ; Davies, A.G. ; Dhillon, S.S. ; Tignon, J.

Author_Institution

Lab. Pierre Aigrain, Univ. P. et M. Curie, Paris, France

fYear

2012

fDate

23-28 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

The emission of a quantum cascade laser can be synchronized to the repetition rate of a femtosecond laser through the use of coherent injection seeding. This synchronization defines a sampling coherence between the terahertz laser emission and the femtosecond laser which enables coherent field detection. In this contribution the sampling coherence is measured in the time-domain through the use of coherent and incoherent detection.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; light coherence; measurement by laser beam; quantum cascade lasers; synchronisation; coherent field detection; coherent injection seeding; femtosecond laser; sampling coherence; synchronization; terahertz laser emission; terahertz quantum cascade laser; time domain measurements; Antenna measurements; Coherence; Geometry; Quantum cascade lasers; Synchronization; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2012 37th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wollongong, NSW

ISSN

2162-2027

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1598-2

Electronic_ISBN

2162-2027

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2012.6380202

Filename

6380202