Title :
Monolithically integrated quantum cascade lasers, detectors and dielectric waveguides at 9.5μm for far-infrared lab-on-chip chemical sensing
Author :
Yi Zou ; Vijayraghavan, Karun ; Wray, Parker ; Chakravarty, Swapnajit ; Belkin, Mikhail A. ; Chen, Ray T.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We provide the first experimental demonstration of room temperature far-infrared lab-on-chip chemical sensing via monolithic integration of quantum cascade laser, quantum cascade detector and dielectric waveguides at the long infrared wavelength of 9.5μm.
Keywords :
chemical sensors; infrared detectors; infrared spectra; integrated optics; optical sensors; photodetectors; quantum cascade lasers; waveguide lasers; dielectric waveguides; monolithically integrated quantum cascade lasers; quantum cascade detector; room temperature far-infrared lab-on-chip chemical sensing; temperature 293 K to 298 K; wavelength 9.5 mum; Chemicals; Detectors; Optical waveguides; Quantum cascade lasers; Spectroscopy; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
