Title :
Single mode tuning in Quantum Cascade lasers with asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer-type cavities
Author :
Zheng, Mei C. ; Liu, Peter Q. ; Xiaojun Wang ; Jun-Yu Fan ; Troccoli, Mariano ; Gmachl, Claire F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Two separate contacts are incorporated into the different arms of Quantum Cascade lasers with asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer type cavities. Preliminary results reveal an almost-continuous single mode tuning range of 20 cm-1 at 80K.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser tuning; quantum cascade lasers; asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer-type cavity; quantum cascade lasers; single mode tuning; temperature 80 K; Cavity resonators; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
