Title :
Bandwidth limitations of two-colour diode lasers for direct terahertz emission
Author :
Hoffmann, S. ; Luo, X. ; Hofmann, M.
Author_Institution :
AG Optoelektronische Bauelemente und Werkstoffe, Ruhr-Univ., Bochum, Germany
fDate :
6/8/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The accessible bandwidth for tunable terahertz (THz) emission directly out of a diode laser is analysed in terms of gain bandwidth and semiconductor nonlinearities.
Keywords :
semiconductor lasers; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre wave lasers; accessible bandwidth; bandwidth limitations; diode lasers; direct terahertz emission; gain bandwidth; semiconductor nonlinearities; tunable terahertz emission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20061246