Abstract
We demonstrate an ultracompact, room temperature, tunable terahertz (THz) generating laser source based on difference-frequency-driven photomixing in a coplanar stripline InAs/GaAs quantum-dot (QD) antenna pumped by a broadly tunable, high power, continuous wave InAs/GaAs QD laser diode in the double-grating quasi-Littrow configuration. The dual-wavelength QD laser operating in the 1150- 1301 nm wavelength region with a maximum output power of 280 mW and with tunable difference-frequency (277 GHz to 30 THz) was used to achieve tunable THz generation in the QD antenna with a photoconductive gap of 50 μm. The best THz output performance was observed at pump wavelengths around the first excited state of the InAs/GaAs QDs (∼1160 nm), where a maximum output power of 0.6 nW at 0.83 THz was demonstrated.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1900305 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 1 Dec 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2017 |
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Keywords
- antennas
- laser tuning
- optical mixers
- photoconductive devices
- quantum dots
- semiconductor lasers
- terahertz radiation