• DocumentCode
    3024596
  • Title

    Difference Frequency Generation from Integrated Nonlinearities in Two-Wavelength Quantum Cascade Lasers

  • Author

    Wasserman, D. ; Howard, S.S. ; Gmachl, Claire ; Belyanin, A. ; Sivco, Deborah L.

  • Author_Institution
    Princeton Univ., Princeton
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Evidence for difference frequency generation in quantum cascade lasers with integrated nonlinearities is presented. Light at the difference frequency (lambda = 13.3 mum) is detected from a two-wavelength (lambda = 5.3 mum and 8.8 mum) laser processed with a split-ridge configuration.
  • Keywords
    optical frequency conversion; quantum cascade lasers; difference frequency generation; integrated nonlinearities; split-ridge configuration; two-wavelength quantum cascade lasers; wavelength 13.3 mum; wavelength 5.3 mum; wavelength 8.8 mum; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453618
  • Filename
    4453618