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 2023-09-14 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how the rapidly expanding area of mid-infrared and terahertz photonics has been revolutionized in this comprehensive overview. State-of-the-art practical applications are supported by real-life examples and expert guidance. Also featuring fundamental theory enabling you to improve performance of both existing and future devices.
Download or read book Fundamentals of Terahertz Devices and Applications written by Dimitris Pavlidis and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-08-02 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and comprehensive guide to the devices and applications of Terahertz technology Terahertz (THz) technology relates to applications that span in frequency from a few hundred GHz to more than 1000 GHz. Fundamentals of Terahertz Devices and Applications offers a comprehensive review of the devices and applications of Terahertz technology. With contributions from a range of experts on the topic, this book contains in a single volume an inclusive review of THz devices for signal generation, detection and treatment. Fundamentals of Terahertz Devices and Applications offers an exploration and addresses key categories and aspects of Terahertz Technology such as: sources, detectors, transmission, electronic considerations and applications, optical (photonic) considerations and applications. Worked examplesbased on the contributors extensive experience highlight the chapter material presented. The text is designed for use by novices and professionals who want a better understanding of device operation and use, and is suitable for instructional purposes This important book: Offers the most relevant up-to-date research information and insight into the future developments in the technology Addresses a wide-range of categories and aspects of Terahertz technology Includes material to support courses on Terahertz Technology and more Contains illustrative worked examples Written for researchers, students, and professional engineers, Fundamentals of Terahertz Devices and Applications offers an in-depth exploration of the topic that is designed for both novices and professionals and can be adopted for instructional purposes.
Download or read book Quantum Cascade Lasers QCLs written by Joseph D. Bennett and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are unipolar devices with lasing occurring through transitions between quantised energy levels within the conduction band. When compared to conventional lasers (e.g. gas, liquid or solid state lasers), these new optoelectronic devices present a fundamental advantage that resides in their ability to tailor the wavelength of the emitted light via the layer thickness rather than the band gap. This book discusses different types and applications of quantum cascade lasers.
Download or read book Spectroscopic Applications of Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers written by Tasmim Alam and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are attractive for high-resolution spectroscopy because they can provide high power and a narrow linewidth. They are particularly promising in the terahertz (THz) range since they can be used as local oscillators for heterodyne detection as well as transmitters for direct detection. However, THz QCL-based technologies are still under development and are limited by the lack of frequency tunability as well as the frequency and output power stability for free-running operation. In this dissertation, frequency tuning and linewidth of THz QCLs are studied in detail by using rotational spectroscopic features of molecular species. In molecular spectroscopy, the Doppler eff ect broadens the spectral lines of molecules in the gas phase at thermal equilibrium. Saturated absorption spectroscopy has been performed that allows for sub-Doppler resolution of the spectral features. One possible application is QCL frequency stabilization based on the Lamb dip. Since the tunability of the emission frequency is an essential requirement to use THz QCL for high-resolution spectroscopy, a new method has been developed that relies on near-infrared (NIR) optical excitation of the QCL rear-facet. A wide tuning range has been achieved by using this approach. The scheme is straightforward to implement, and the approach can be readily applied to a large class of THz QCLs. The frequency and output stability of the local oscillator has a direct impact on the performance and consistency of the heterodyne spectroscopy. A technique has been developed for a simultaneous stabilization of the frequency and output power by taking advantage of the frequency and power regulation by NIR excitation. The results presented in this thesis will enable the routine use of THz QCLs for spectroscopic applications in the near future.
Download or read book Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers written by Michael Jetter and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers Provides comprehensive coverage of the advancement of vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers Vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VECSELs) emit coherent light from the infrared to the visible spectral range with high power output. Recent years have seen new device developments – such as the mode-locked integrated (MIXSEL) and the membrane external-cavity surface emitting laser (MECSEL) – expand the application of VECSELs to include laser cooling, spectroscopy, telecommunications, biophotonics, and laser-based displays and projectors. In Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers: VECSEL Technology and Applications, leading international research groups provide a comprehensive, fully up-to-date account of all fundamental and technological aspects of vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers. This unique book reviews the physics and technology of optically-pumped disk lasers and discusses the latest developments of VECSEL devices in different wavelength ranges. Topics include OP-VECSEL physics, continuous wave (CW) lasers, frequency doubling, carrier dynamics in SESAMs, and characterization of nonlinear lensing in VECSEL gain samples. This authoritative volume: Summarizes new concepts of DBR-free and MECSEL lasers for the first time Covers the mode-locking concept and its application Provides an overview of the emerging concept of self-mode locking Describes the development of next-generation OPS laser products Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers: VECSEL Technology and Applications is an invaluable resource for laser specialists, semiconductor physicists, optical industry professionals, spectroscopists, telecommunications engineers and industrial physicists.
Download or read book Photonics for THz Quantum Cascade Lasers written by Maria Ines Amanti and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book THz Quantum Cascade Lasers written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Physics and Applications of Terahertz Radiation written by Matteo Perenzoni and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the latest advances in the techniques employed to manage the THz radiation and its potential uses. It has been subdivided in three sections: THz Detectors, THz Sources, Systems and Applications. These three sections will allow the reader to be introduced in a logical way to the physics problems of sensing and generation of the terahertz radiation, the implementation of these devices into systems including other components and finally the exploitation of the equipment for real applications in some different field. All of the sections and chapters can be individually addressed in order to deepen the understanding of a single topic without the need to read the whole book. The THz Detectors section will address the latest developments in detection devices based on three different physical principles: photodetection, thermal power detection, rectification. The THz Sources section will describe three completely different generation methods, operating in three separate scales: quantum cascade lasers, free electron lasers and non-linear optical generation. The Systems and Applications section will take care of introducing many of the aspects needed to move from a device to an equipment perspective: control of terahertz radiation, its use in imaging or in spectroscopy, potential uses in security, and will address also safety issues. The text book is at a level appropriate to graduate level courses up to researchers in the field who require a reference book covering all aspects of terahertz technology.
Download or read book Design Analysis and Characterization of Indirectly pumped Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers written by Seyed Ghasem Razavipour and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantum cascade laser (QCL), as a unipolar semiconductor laser based on intersubband transitions in quantum wells, covers a large portion of the Mid and Far Infrared electromagnetic spectrum. The frequency of the optical transition can be determined by engineering the layer sequence of the heterostructure. The focus of this work is on Terahertz (THz) frequency range (frequency of 1 - 10 THz and photon energy of ~ 4 - 40 meV), which is lacking of high power, coherent, and efficient narrowband radiation sources. THz QCL, demonstrated in 2002, as a perfect candidate of coherent THz source, is still suffering from the empirical operating temperature limiting factor of T [ap] h̳[omega]/kB, which allows this source to work only under a cryogenic system. Most of high performance THz QCLs, including the world record design which lased up to ~ 200 K, are based on a resonant phonon (RP) scheme, whose population inversion is always less than 50%. The indirectly-pumped (IDP) QCL, nicely implemented in MIR frequency, starts to be a good candidate to overcome the aforementioned limiting factor of RP-QCL. A rate equation (RE) formalism, which includes both coherent and incoherent transport process, will be introduced to model the carrier transport of all presented structures in this thesis. The second order tunneling which employed the intrasubband roughness and impurity scattering, was implemented in our model to nicely predict the behavior of the QCL designs. This model, which is easy to implement and fast to calculate, could help us to engineer the electron wavefunctions of the structure with optimization tools. We developed a new design scheme which employs the phonon scattering mechanism for both injecting carrier to the upper lasing state and extracting carrier from lower lasing state. Since there is no injection/extraction state to be in resonance with lasing states, this simple design scheme does not suffer from broadening due to the tunneling. Finally, three different THz IDP-QCLs, based on phonon-photon-phonon (3P) scheme were designed, grown, fabricated, and characterized. The performance of those structures in terms of operating temperature, threshold current density, maximum current density, output optical power, lasing frequency, differential resistance at threshold, intermediate resonant current before threshold, and kBT/h̳[omega] factor will be compared. We could improve the kBT/h̳[omega] factor of the 3P-QCL design from 0.9 in first iteration to 1.3 and the output optical power of the structure from 0.9 mW in first design to 3.4 mW. The performance of the structure in terms of intermediate resonant current and the change in differential resistance at threshold was improved.
Download or read book Molecular Beam Epitaxy written by Hajime Asahi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers both the fundamentals and the state-of-the-art technology used for MBE Written by expert researchers working on the frontlines of the field, this book covers fundamentals of Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) technology and science, as well as state-of-the-art MBE technology for electronic and optoelectronic device applications. MBE applications to magnetic semiconductor materials are also included for future magnetic and spintronic device applications. Molecular Beam Epitaxy: Materials and Applications for Electronics and Optoelectronics is presented in five parts: Fundamentals of MBE; MBE technology for electronic devices application; MBE for optoelectronic devices; Magnetic semiconductors and spintronics devices; and Challenge of MBE to new materials and new researches. The book offers chapters covering the history of MBE; principles of MBE and fundamental mechanism of MBE growth; migration enhanced epitaxy and its application; quantum dot formation and selective area growth by MBE; MBE of III-nitride semiconductors for electronic devices; MBE for Tunnel-FETs; applications of III-V semiconductor quantum dots in optoelectronic devices; MBE of III-V and III-nitride heterostructures for optoelectronic devices with emission wavelengths from THz to ultraviolet; MBE of III-V semiconductors for mid-infrared photodetectors and solar cells; dilute magnetic semiconductor materials and ferromagnet/semiconductor heterostructures and their application to spintronic devices; applications of bismuth-containing III–V semiconductors in devices; MBE growth and device applications of Ga2O3; Heterovalent semiconductor structures and their device applications; and more. Includes chapters on the fundamentals of MBE Covers new challenging researches in MBE and new technologies Edited by two pioneers in the field of MBE with contributions from well-known MBE authors including three Al Cho MBE Award winners Part of the Materials for Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications series Molecular Beam Epitaxy: Materials and Applications for Electronics and Optoelectronics will appeal to graduate students, researchers in academia and industry, and others interested in the area of epitaxial growth.
Download or read book New Frontiers in THz Quantum Cascade Lasers written by Ali Khalatpour and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terahertz (THz) frequencies (0.5-10 THz) are among the most underdeveloped electromagnetic spectra, even though their application potentials are great in imaging, sensing, and communications. This underdevelopment is primarily due to the lack of compact and powerful THz sources. The invention of THz quantum cascade lasers (QCL) held great promise to bridge the gap between semiconductor electronic and photonic devices. However, the demanding cooling requirements for THz QCL have been a hard brake in the race for achieving compact and portable systems, and they have confined THz QCL systems to a laboratory environment. Therefore, raising the maximum operating temperature to above that of a compact cooler (>/= 235 K for single-stage thermoelectric coolers), has been a paramount long-term goal in the THz field. In this thesis, THz QCLs (at ~~ 4 THz) with a maximum operating temperature T[subscript max]= 250 K has been developed. This operating temperature enabled the construction of coherent THz radiation sources using cheap commercial single-and multi-stage thermoelectric coolers, yet with power levels sufficient for real-time imaging of beam pattern and fast spectral measurements without requiring expensive cryogenically cooled detectors. The combination of TEC-cooled THz QCLs with room-temperature cameras and detectors enables portable systems that are operable outside the laboratory environment. Furthermore, and perhaps more importantly, the demonstrated significant increase in T[subscript max] and the preservation of room-temperature NDR pave a clear path toward further increases in T[subscript max]: designing clean n-level systems based on the direct-phonon scheme with tall barriers.
Download or read book High Power and High Efficiency Operation of Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers at 3 3 THz Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China Under Grant Nos 2014CB339803 and 2013CB632801 and the National Natural Science Foundation of China Under Grant written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract : A high-power and high-efficiency GaAs/AlGaAs-based terahertz (THz) quantum cascade laser structure emitting at 3.3 THz is presented. The structure is based on a hybrid bound-to-continuum transition and resonant-phonon extraction active region combined with a semi-insulating surface-plasmon waveguide. By optimizing material structure and device processing, the peak optical output power of 758 mW with a threshold current density of 120 A/cm 2 and a wall-plug efficiency of 0.92% at 10K and 404mW at 77K are obtained in pulsed operation. The maximum operating temperature is as high as 115 K. In the cw mode, a record optical output power of 160 mW with a threshold current density of 178 A/cm 2 and a wall-plug efficiency of 1.32% is achieved at 10 K.
Download or read book Bound to continuum THz Quantum Cascade Lasers written by Jesse Alton and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Frequency Stabilization of a Single Mode Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser to the Kilohertz Level written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple analog locking circuit was shown to stabilize the beat signal between a 2.408 THz quantum cascade laser and a CH2DOH THz CO2 optically pumped molecular laser to 3-4 kHz (FWHM). This is approximately a tenth of the observed long-term (t ~ sec) linewidth of the optically pumped laser showing that the feedback loop corrects for much of the mechanical and acoustic-induced frequency jitter of the gas laser. The achieved stability should be sufficient to enable the use of THz quantum cascade lasers as transmitters in short-range coherent transceivers.
Download or read book THz Quantum Cascade Lasers for Standoff Molecule Detection written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remote optical detection of molecules, agents, and energetic materials has many applications to national security interests. Currently there is significant interest in determining under what circumstances THz frequency coverage will aid in a complete sensing package. Sources of coherent THz frequency (i.e. 0.1 to 10 THz) electromagnetic radiation with requisite power levels, frequency agility, compactness and reliability represent the single greatest obstacle in establishing a THz technology base, but recent advances in semiconductor-based quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) offer huge improvements towards the ultimate THz source goals. This project advanced the development of narrow-linewidth THz quantum cascade lasers. We developed theoretical tools to guide the improvement of standard THz quantum cascade lasers, the investigation of nonlinear optics employing infrared QCLs, and the exploration of quantum coherence to improve QCL performance. The latter was aimed especially towards achieving high temperature operation. In addition we developed a computer algorithm capable of shifting the frequencies of an existing THz QCL to a different frequency and invented a new type of laser that may enable room temperature THz generation in a electrically driven solid-state source.
Download or read book Towards Room temperature Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers written by Chun Wang Ivan Chan and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers (THz QCLs) are arguably the most promising technology today for the compact, efficient generation of THz radiation. Their main limitation is that they require cryogenic cooling, which dominates their ownership cost. Therefore, achieving room-temperature operation is essential for the widespread adoption of THz QCLs. This thesis analyzes the limitations of THz QCL maximum lasing temperature (Tmax) and proposes solutions. THz QCL Tmax is hypothesized to be limited by a fundamental trade-off between gain oscillator strength ful and upper-level lifetime [Tau]. This so-called "ful[Tau] tradeoff" is shown to explain the failure of designs which target [Tau] alone. A solution is proposed in the form of highly diagonal (low ful) active region design coupled with increased doping. Experimental results indicate the strategy to be promising, but heavily doped designs are shown to suffer band-bending effects which may deteriorate performance. In order to treat these band-bending effects, which are typically neglected in previous THz QCL designs, a fast transport simulation tool is developed. Scattering integrals are simplified using the assumption of thermalized sub bands. Results comparable to ensemble Monte Carlo are achieved at a fraction of the computational expense. Carrier leakages to continuum states are also investigated, although they are found to have little effect. Other work in this thesis includes the optimization of double-metal THz waveguides to enable Tmax ~ 200 K, a current world record. Furthermore, laser designs to investigate the leakages of carriers to high-energy subbands and continuum states were fabricated and tested; such parasitic leakages are suggested to be small. Finally, the design of gain media for applications is examined, notably the development of 4.7 THz gain media for OI line detection in astrophysics, and the development of broadband heterogeneous gain media for THz comb generation.
Download or read book Magneto spectroscopy and Development of Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work we concentrate our efforts on the generation of laser emission at low THz frequencies (3-1 THz range) employing the quantum cascade technology. Quantum cascade (QC) lasers are unipolar semiconductor lasers based on intersubband transitions in quantum wells that cover a large portion of the Mid and Far Infrared electromagnetic spectrum. Two main research lines have been followed: (i) the development of quantum cascade lasers based on population inversion between parabolic subbands and (ii) the development of low frequency QC lasers based on a three-dimensional electron confinement induced by an external magnetic field. (i) : Gain and laser action have been demonstrated in different systems at frequencies of 3.4 3.6 THz exploiting bound-to-bound and bound-to-continuum optical transition. A QC laser emitting at 3.6 THz and based on a vertical transition and resonant tunneling in a single quantum well has been demonstrated. To overcome the limitations in performance of such a system, an heterostructure laser based on a bound-to-continuum transition has been developed. The structure was the first one to operate above the technologically important temperature of liquid nitrogen. With a further development of the bound-to-continuum design that includes lower state lifetime reduction by optical phonon emission, laser action was successfully achieved at 115 K.A study of different waveguide mechanisms suitable for different THz frequencies has also been carried out. (ii) : THz quantum cascade lasers based on the in-plane confinement introduced by a strong magnetic field applied perpendiculary to the plane of the layers have been developed. A model system based on large single quantum wells (50-60 nm wide) has been exploited to study this gain mechanism. Such an approach led to the extension of the frequency range of operation of QC lasers, with the demonstration of laser action at 1.39 THz (220 mm) which is the lowest frequency observed to-date for this kind of.
