Title :
Evaluating the temporal profile of quantum cascade laser frequency combs
Author :
Burghoff, David ; Yang Yang ; Hayton, Darren J. ; Jian-Rong Gao ; Reno, John L. ; Qing Hu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The temporal profile of frequency combs based on quantum cascade lasers has been unclear for some time. We show how the SWIFTS technique directly measures such properties, obtaining combs´ intensities and frequencies versus time.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical frequency combs; quantum cascade lasers; SWIFTS technique; comb intensities; quantum cascade laser frequency combs; temporal profile; Frequency modulation; Frequency synthesizers; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor device measurement; Signal to noise ratio; Time-frequency analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
