Frequency combs in quantum cascade lasers: An overview of modeling and experiments

C Silvestri, X Qi, T Taimre, K Bertling, AD Rakić - APL Photonics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Over the past decade, the demonstration of frequency combs has been reported in a wide
range of quantum cascade lasers. These combs have huge potential in applications …

Planarized THz quantum cascade lasers for broadband coherent photonics

U Senica, A Forrer, T Olariu, P Micheletti… - Light: Science & …, 2022 - nature.com
Recently, there has been a growing interest in integrated THz photonics for various
applications in communications, spectroscopy and sensing. We present a new integrated …

[HTML][HTML] Mid-infrared dual-comb spectroscopy with quantum cascade lasers

J Hayden, M Geiser, M Gianella, R Horvath, A Hugi… - APL Photonics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Since its invention in 1994, the quantum cascade laser (QCL) has emerged as a versatile
light source of wavelength 4–12 µm, covering most of the mid-and long-wavelength infrared …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency combs induced by optical feedback and harmonic order tunability in quantum cascade lasers

C Silvestri, X Qi, T Taimre, AD Rakić - APL Photonics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigates the interaction between frequency combs and optical feedback
effects in Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs). The theoretical analysis reveals new …

[HTML][HTML] Broadband surface-emitting THz laser frequency combs with inverse-designed integrated reflectors

U Senica, S Gloor, P Micheletti, D Stark, M Beck… - APL Photonics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
THz quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) based on double metal waveguides feature
broadband and high-temperature devices for their use in spectroscopy and sensing …

Controlled generation of harmonic states in mid-infrared quantum cascade laser frequency combs by external cavity optical feedback

B Huang, N Kosan, G Wysocki - Optics Express, 2024 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate the implementation of external cavity optical feedback to improve
coherence and promote generation of harmonic states by a mid-infrared quantum cascade …

Battery‐Operated Mid‐Infrared Diode Laser Frequency Combs

LA Sterczewski, M Fradet, C Frez… - Laser & Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Mid‐wave infrared (MIR, 3–5 µm) optical frequency combs (OFC) are of critical
importance for spectroscopy of fundamental molecular transitions in space and terrestrial …

Impact of higher-order dispersion on frequency-modulated combs

N Opačak, B Schneider, J Faist, B Schwarz - Optics Letters, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Frequency-modulated (FM) combs form spontaneously in free-running semiconductor lasers
and possess a vast potential for spectroscopic applications. Despite recent progress in …

RF Injection Locking of THz Metasurface Quantum‐Cascade VECSEL

Y Wu, CA Curwen, M Shahili, JL Reno… - Laser & Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Radiofrequency (RF) injection locking and spectral broadening of a terahertz (THz) quantum‐
cascade vertical‐external‐cavity surface‐emitting laser (QC‐VECSEL) is demonstrated. An …

The origin of frequency combs in free-running quantum cascade lasers

N Opačak - 2022 - repositum.tuwien.at
Optical frequency combs are perfectly periodic waveforms of light, whose optical spectrum
consists of a large number of equidistant modes. The mode spacing lies in the radio …