• 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