• DocumentCode
    412502
  • Title

    Measurement of the linewidth of a terahertz quantum cascade laser

  • Author

    Barkan, Adrian ; Mittleman, Daniel M. ; Dengler, Robert ; Siege, Peter H. ; Faist, Jerdme

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We have measured the spectral linewidth of a terahertz-frequency quantum cascade laser by using a GaAs diode mixer and heterodyning with two far-infrared gas lasers. Current-tuning characteristics of the laser are also reported.
  • Keywords
    gallium compounds; gas lasers; quantum cascade lasers; spectral line breadth; GaAs; GaAs diode mixer; current-tuning characteristics; far-infrared gas laser; heterodyning; linewidth measurement; terahertz quantum cascade laser; Bars; Frequency; Gas lasers; Infrared spectra; Laser tuning; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum computing; Semiconductor lasers; Spectroscopy; Submillimeter wave measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1298654