Download or read book Multimode Dynamics in Quantum Cascade Lasers written by Christine Yi-Ting Wang and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main experimental signature of RNGH instability is a splitting corresponding to twice the Rabi frequency in optical spectrum. In QCLs this coherent instability is enhanced due to the large Rabi frequency compared to the relaxation rates. We have also shown that spatial hole burning, which is not so readily observable in diode lasers, also plays an important role in QCLs. Both experimental data and simulations based on Maxwell-Bloch equations are presented. In the second part of this thesis, we demonstrate active mode-locking in QCLs. The stable mode-locked pulse train was generated by actively modulating the pumping current of a small section on a QCL. Stable mode locking was confirmed by second-order interferometric autocorrelation measurements, and a FWHM of 3 ps and about 0.5 pJ per pulse were deduced from the autocorrelation traces. The system is also simulated using Maxwell-Bloch equations incorporated with a modulation term. We anticipate our results to be a big step toward a compact, electrically-pumped source generating ultrashort pulses in the mid-infrared and terahertz ranges.
Download or read book Nonlinear Photonics in Mid infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers written by Louise Jumpertz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis presents the first comprehensive analysis of quantum cascade laser nonlinear dynamics and includes the first observation of a temporal chaotic behavior in quantum cascade lasers. It also provides the first analysis of optical instabilities in the mid-infrared range. Mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers are unipolar semiconductor lasers, which have become widely used in applications such as gas spectroscopy, free-space communications or optical countermeasures. Applying external perturbations such as optical feedback or optical injection leads to a strong modification of the quantum cascade laser properties. Optical feedback impacts the static properties of mid-infrared Fabry–Perot and distributed feedback quantum cascade lasers, inducing power increase; threshold reduction; modification of the optical spectrum, which can become either single- or multimode; and enhanced beam quality in broad-area transverse multimode lasers. It also leads to a different dynamical behavior, and a quantum cascade laser subject to optical feedback can oscillate periodically or even become chaotic. A quantum cascade laser under external control could therefore be a source with enhanced properties for the usual mid-infrared applications, but could also address new applications such as tunable photonic oscillators, extreme events generators, chaotic Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), chaos-based secured communications or unpredictable countermeasures.
Download or read book Multimode Regimes in Quantum Cascade Lasers From Coherent Instabilities to Spatial Hole Burning written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A systematic experimental and theoretical study of multimode regimes has been performed in high power mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers (QCLs). In narrow devices it is found that above a second threshold the laser spectrum dramatically broadens showing multimode operation with pronounced Rabi sidebands in the envelope of the spectrum. This represents the first direct evidence of the coherent instability associated with population oscillations at the Rabi frequency. For ridge widths much larger than the wavelength, the Rabi sidebands disappear.
Download or read book Mid infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers for Chaos Secure Communications written by Olivier Spitz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mid-infrared domain is a promising optical domain because it holds two transparency atmospheric windows, as well as the fingerprint of many chemical compounds. Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are one of the available sources in this domain and have already been proven useful for spectroscopic applications and free-space communications. This thesis demonstrates how to implement a private free-space communication relying on mid-infrared optical chaos and this requires an accurate cartography of non-linear phenomena in quantum cascade lasers. This private transmission is made possible by the chaos synchronization of two twin QCLs. Chaos in QCLs can be generated under optical injection or external optical feedback. Depending on the parameters of the optical feedback, QCLs can exhibit several non-linear phenomena in addition to chaos. Similarities exist between QCLs and laser diodes when the chaotic dropouts are synchronized with an external modulation, and this effect is known as the entrainment phenomenon. With a cross-polarization reinjection technique, QCLs can generate all-optical square-waves. Eventually, it is possible to trigger optical extreme events in QCLs with tilted optical feedback. All these experimental results allow a better understanding of the non-linear dynamics of QCLs and will extend the potential applications of this kind of semiconductor lasers.
Download or read book Quantum Cascade Lasers written by Jérôme Faist and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the physics, fabrication technology, and applications of the quantum cascade laser.
Download or read book Mid Infrared and Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers written by Dan Botez and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A state-of-the-art overview of this rapidly expanding field, featuring fundamental theory, practical applications, and real-life examples.
Download or read book Dispersion Dynamics of Quantum Cascade Lasers written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A key parameter underlying the efficacy of any nonlinear optical process is group velocity dispersion. In quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), there have been several recent demonstrations of devices exploiting nonlinearities in both the mid-infrared and the terahertz. Though the gain of QCLs has been well studied, the dispersion has been much less investigated, and several questions remain about its dynamics and precise origin. In this work, we use time-domain spectroscopy to investigate the dispersion of broadband terahertz QCLs, and demonstrate that contributions from both the material and the intersubband transitions are relevant. We show that in contrast to the laser gain--which is clamped to a fixed value above lasing threshold--the dispersion changes with bias even above threshold, which is a consequence of shifting intersubband populations. In conclusion, we also examine the role of higher-order dispersion in QCLs and discuss the ramifications of our result for devices utilizing nonlinear effects, such as frequency combs.
Download or read book Nonlinear Laser Dynamics written by Kathy Lüdge and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-09 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A distinctive discussion of the nonlinear dynamical phenomena of semiconductor lasers. The book combines recent results of quantum dot laser modeling with mathematical details and an analytic understanding of nonlinear phenomena in semiconductor lasers and points out possible applications of lasers in cryptography and chaos control. This interdisciplinary approach makes it a unique and powerful source of knowledge for anyone intending to contribute to this field of research. By presenting both experimental and theoretical results, the distinguished authors consider solitary lasers with nano-structured material, as well as integrated devices with complex feedback sections. In so doing, they address such topics as the bifurcation theory of systems with time delay, analysis of chaotic dynamics, and the modeling of quantum transport. They also address chaos-based cryptography as an example of the technical application of highly nonlinear laser systems.
Download or read book Multimode Laser Dynamics written by Kenju Ōtsuka and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Advances in Terahertz Detection and Imaging written by Lianhe Li and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Optical Dynamics in Low Dimensional Semiconductor Heterostructures written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Optoelectronic Device Modeling and Simulation written by Joachim Piprek and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 887 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comprehensive survey of fundamental concepts and methods for optoelectronic device modeling and simulation. Gives a broad overview of concepts with concise explanations illustrated by real results. Compares different levels of modeling, from simple analytical models to complex numerical models. Discusses practical methods of model validation. Includes an overview of numerical techniques.
Download or read book Frontiers in Optics and Photonics written by Federico Capasso and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 1866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a cutting-edge research overview on the latest developments in the field of Optics and Photonics. All chapters are authored by the pioneers in their field and will cover the developments in Quantum Photonics, Optical properties of 2D Materials, Optical Sensors, Organic Opto-electronics, Nanophotonics, Metamaterials, Plasmonics, Quantum Cascade lasers, LEDs, Biophotonics and biomedical photonics and spectroscopy.
Download or read book Noise Dynamics and Squeezed Light in Quantum Dot and Interband Cascade Lasers written by Shiyuan Zhao and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Progress in Optics written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progress in Optics, Volume 68 highlights new advances in the field of optics, with this updated volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics in the field. Chapters in this release include Nonlinear Optical Polarimetry with application in biomicroscopy, Single-photon Sources, Introduction to Tensor Networks and Matrix Product States with Applications in Cavity and Waveguide Quantum Electrodynamics, Rotated frames, Phase retrieval, and more. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors who review the latest developments in optics. Covers medical imaging, physical optics, integrated optics and quantum optics Includes contributions from leading authorities in the field of optics Presents timely, state-of-the-art reviews on advances in optics
Download or read book Investigation of Carrier Dynamics and Nonlinear Effects in Quantum Cascade Lasers Using Femtosecond Mid IR Pulses written by Sheng Liu and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ultrafast Mid Infrared Dynamics in Quantum Cascade Lasers written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarizes the entire research period. In this program, we performed experiments using a femtosecond mid-infrared pump-probe system implemented for QCL samples operating at 4.6 and 5.3 m. We employed femtosecond time-resolved pump-probe measurements to probe the nature of the transport through the laser structure via the dynamics of the gain. The gain recovery was determined by the time-dependent transport of electrons through the cascade heterostructure; as the laser approaches and exceeds threshold, the gain recovery shows a dramatic reduction due to the onset of quantum stimulated emission. Since the electron transport through each state in the cascade is determined by the state lifetime, the transport in a cascade laser is driven by the photon density in the cavity. The gain recovery is qualitatively different from that in conventional atomic, molecular and interband semiconductor lasers due to the superlattice transport in the cascade. We also studied the effects of pulse propagation in the laser, including group velocity dispersion and coherent pulse reshaping due to ultrafast Rabi flopping of the gain medium.
