Performance benefits of nonlinear quantum cascade sources

Alexey Belyanin; Feng Xie; Federico Capasso; Claire Gmachl; Oana Malis

doi:10.1117/12.641475

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22 February 2006 Performance benefits of nonlinear quantum cascade sources

Alexey Belyanin, Feng Xie, Federico Capasso, Claire Gmachl, Oana Malis

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Proceedings Volume 6133, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers V; 61330Z (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.641475
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2006, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

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We discuss practical benefits of the nonlinear active quantum-cascade structures that support both laser action and, at the same time, nonlinear self-conversion of laser light into coherent radiation at different frequencies. We show that the proposed approach can greatly enhance the performance of quantum cascade lasers and provide new functionalities. Examples considered include extreme frequency up- or down-conversion, fast and wide-range electric tuning, and multi-frequency generation.

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Alexey Belyanin, Feng Xie, Federico Capasso, Claire Gmachl, and Oana Malis "Performance benefits of nonlinear quantum cascade sources", Proc. SPIE 6133, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers V, 61330Z (22 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.641475

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