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ACS PHOTONICS
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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.2c01202
Keywords
quantum technology; optoelectronics; semiconductor nanostructures; quantum cascade laser; terahertz
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Funding
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
- Austrian Science Fund FWF
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- [DK Solids4Fun W1243]
- [DiPQCL P30709-N27]
- [Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG Green Sensing 883941)]
- [FA8655-22-1-7170]
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This study presents a heterogeneous terahertz quantum cascade laser consisting of five individual active regions based on a three-well, LO-phonon depopulation design. The lasers can operate in both pulsed and continuous-wave modes, emitting in a spectral range from 1.9 to 4.5 THz, with broad bandwidth.
Broadband emission in the terahertz spectral region is a prerequisite for applications such as spectroscopy or white light sources. Appropriate signal powers and a compact design are advantageous for this use. A technology which meets these requirements are terahertz quantum cascade lasers. These electrically pumped, on-chip semiconductor lasers provide high output powers and the freedom of tailoring their emission wavelength by bandstructure engineering. By combining multiple active region designs emitting at different wavelengths in a single structure, one can obtain broadband emission from a single device. Here, we present a heterogeneous terahertz quantum cascade laser consisting of five individual active regions based on a three-well, LO-phonon depopulation design. The devices lase in pulsed and continuous-wave operation and emit in a spectral range from 1.9 to 4.5 THz, covering a bandwidth of 1.37 octaves. The use of the three-well design, which was optimized for high temperature operation, leads to a maximum operating temperature in the pulsed operation of 143 K.
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