Title :
Optical wavelength shifting using resonant non-linearities in THz quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Cavalié, P. ; Madéo, J. ; Freeman, J. ; Jukam, N. ; Maysonnave, J. ; Maussang, K. ; Khanna, S.P. ; Linfield, E.H. ; Davies, A. Giles ; Sirtori, C. ; Tignon, J. ; Dhillon, S.S.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Pierre Aigrain, Univ. Paris 6 et 7, Paris, France
Abstract :
Phase-matched difference frequency mixing between a resonant bandgap near-infrared beam and a THz wave is demonstrated within a quantum cascade laser using second order non-linearities. Conversion efficiencies up to 0.16% are shown.
Keywords :
infrared sources; optical phase matching; optical wavelength conversion; quantum cascade lasers; terahertz wave devices; THz quantum cascade lasers; conversion efficiencies; difference frequency mixing; optical wavelength conversion; optical wavelength shifting; phase matching; resonant bandgap near-infrared beam; resonant nonlinearities; second order nonlinearities; wavelength division multiplexing; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical mixing; Photonic band gap; Quantum cascade lasers; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
