DocumentCode
2973458
Title
Optical control in active terahertz waveguides
Author
Kroll, J. ; Darmo, J. ; Fashing, G. ; Benz, A. ; Roch, T. ; Andrews, M. ; Shrenk, W. ; Tamousiunas, V. ; Strasser, G. ; Unterrainer, K.
Author_Institution
Photonics Inst., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
19-23 Sept. 2005
Firstpage
584
Abstract
We demonstrate an optical control of waveguides for THz QCLs. THz QCLs can be modulated by optically induced carrier plasma at the laser facet and pulses of < 100 fs length. In addition, we show an interaction of few cycle THz pulses with quantum cascade heterostructures.
Keywords
optical control; quantum cascade lasers; submillimetre wave tubes; waveguides; THz QCL; active terahertz waveguide; optical control; optically induced carrier plasma; quantum cascade heterostructure; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical control; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Plasma devices; Plasma waves; Quantum cascade lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2005. IRMMW-THz 2005. The Joint 30th International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9348-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIMW.2005.1572676
Filename
1572676
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