DocumentCode
2677448
Title
Mixing THz quantum cascade lasers with an optical frequency comb
Author
Barbieri, S. ; Ravaro, M. ; Gellie, P. ; Santarelli, G. ; Sirtori, C.
Author_Institution
Lab. MPQ, Univ. Paris-Diderot, Paris, France
fYear
2011
fDate
2-7 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
A new scheme for coherent detection of a laser electric field has been demonstrated by stabilizing the emission frequency of a THz quantum cascade laser (QCL) on a harmonic of the repetition rate of a fs-fiber laser. This scheme has permitted to measure the pulses (10ps long) of a QCL that operates mode-locking, while the injected current is modulated close to its round trip frequency.
Keywords
electric field measurement; laser mode locking; laser variables measurement; quantum cascade lasers; coherent detection; emission frequency; femtosecond fiber laser; laser electric field; laser mode locking; optical frequency comb; round trip frequency; terahertz quantum cascade laser; Frequency modulation; Laser mode locking; Optical fibers; Quantum cascade lasers; Radio frequency; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Houston, TX
ISSN
2162-2027
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN
2162-2027
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6105180
Filename
6105180
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