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NATURE PHOTONICS
Volume 1, Issue 7, Pages 411-415Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2007.94
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- EPSRC [EP/D025532/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/D025532/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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In a GaAs crystal, owing to the anomalous dispersion introduced by optical phonon absorption, a phase-matched interaction is possible between a near-infrared beam and a terahertz (THz) wave. We exploit this nonlinear optical process to allow the merging of THz-quantum-cascade-laser and telecom technologies by injecting a telecom beam into a suitably designed THz quantum-cascade laser. Within the optical cavity, the phase and amplitude of the THz wave are recorded onto the near-infrared beam, which can be transported through an optical fibre. We show that the process is phase-matched and can be tuned over the entire telecom range by waveguide engineering. This nonlinear up-conversion technique opens up new possibilities in the optical treatment of THz, by taking advantage of the highly developed telecom technology.
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