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Single mode terahertz quantum cascade amplifier


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Authors

Ren, Y 
Wallis, R 
Shah, YD 
Jessop, DS 
Degl'Innocenti, Riccardo  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2655-1997

Abstract

jats:pA terahertz (THz) optical amplifier based on a 2.9 THz quantum cascade laser (QCL) structure has been demonstrated. By depositing an antireflective coating on the QCL facet, the laser mirror losses are enhanced to fully suppress the lasing action, creating a THz quantum cascade (QC) amplifier. Terahertz radiation amplification has been obtained, by coupling a separate multi-mode THz QCL of the same active region design to the QC amplifier. A bare cavity gain is achieved and shows excellent agreement with the lasing spectrum from the original QCL without the antireflective coating. Furthermore, a maximum optical gain of ∼30 dB with single-mode radiation output is demonstrated.</jats:p>

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Keywords

Quantum cascade lasers, Optical amplifiers, Laser amplifiers, Antireflective coatings, Refractive index

Journal Title

Applied Physics Letters

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Journal ISSN

0003-6951
1077-3118

Volume Title

105

Publisher

AIP Publishing
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/J007803/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/J017671/1)
This work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.