• DocumentCode
    520368
  • Title

    Terahertz amplifier based on gain switching in a quantum cascade laser

  • Author

    Jukam, N. ; Dhillon, S. ; Oustinov, D. ; Madeo, J. ; Barbieri, S. ; Manquest, C. ; Sirtori, C. ; Khanna, S.P. ; Linfield, E.H. ; Davies, A.G. ; Tignon, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. Pierre Aigrain, UPMC Univ. Paris 6, Paris, France
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A terahertz quantum cascade laser and an integrated Auston-switch are coupled to perform ultrafast gain switching. The resulting non-equilibrium gain is not clamped above laser threshold and large amplification of input terahertz pulses is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    Contacts; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Power lasers; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Switches; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499939
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=520368