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most citedQuantum Walk Comb in a Fast Gain Laser

80 citations · 103 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

physics.optics2025

Free-Running Ring Quantum Cascade Laser with 50 kHz Linewidth

Alexandre Parriaux, Ina Heckelmann, Mathieu Bertrand +3

We report on the noise characterization of a free-running ring quantum cascade laser resonator emitting a single frequency mode around 7.7 m. Using a gas cell filled with NO…

physics.optics2025

Time-resolved spectroscopy of noise-driven collective states of light

Diego Piciocchi, Ina Heckelmann, Alexander Dikopoltsev +6

We study a collective liquid state of light in a fast-gain laser. Controlled temporal noise on the cavity modulation creates a fluctuating linear potential along the synthetic freq…

physics.optics2025★ 1 cited

On-chip pulse generation at 8 μm wavelength

Annabelle Bricout, Mathieu Bertrand, Philipp Täschler +15

The mid-infrared spectral region holds growing importance for applications such as gas sensing and spectroscopy. Although compact ultrashort pulse laser sources are essential to en…

physics.optics2025★ 4 cited

Integrated thin film lithium niobate mid-infrared modulator

Pierre Didier, Prakhar Jain, Mathieu Bertrand +7

The mid-infrared spectral range holds great promise for applications such as molecular spectroscopy and telecommunications. Many key molecules exhibit strong absorption features in…

physics.optics2024★ 1 cited

Non-resonant Optical Injection Locking in Quantum Cascade Laser Frequency Combs

Alexandre Parriaux, Kenichi N. Komagata, Mathieu Bertrand +4

Optical injection locking of the repetition frequency of a quantum cascade laser frequency comb is demonstrated using an intensity modulated near-infrared light at 1.55 m illumi…

physics.optics2024★ 4 cited

A Quantum Walk Comb Source at Telecommunication Wavelengths

Bahareh Marzban, Lucius Miller, Alexander Dikopoltsev +3

We demonstrate a quantum walk comb in synthetic frequency space formed by externally modulating a semiconductor optical amplifier operating in the telecommunication wavelength rang…

physics.optics2024★ 5 cited

Shot-noise-limited emission from interband and quantum cascade lasers

Tecla Gabbrielli, Jacopo Pelini, Georg Marschick +12

The intensity noise of a laser source represents one of the key factors limiting the ultimate sensitivity in laser-based systems for sensing and telecommunication. For advanced app…

physics.optics2024

Quench dynamics of Wannier-Stark states in an active synthetic photonic lattice

Alexander Dikopoltsev, Ina Heckelmann, Mathieu Bertrand +4

Photonic emulators have facilitated the investigation of numerous solid-state phenomena and have contributed to the development of optical devices inspired by quantum mechanics. Al…

physics.optics2023★ 80 cited

Quantum Walk Comb in a Fast Gain Laser

Ina Heckelmann, Mathieu Bertrand, Alexander Dikopoltsev +3

Synthetic lattices in photonics enable the exploration of light states in new dimensions, transcending phenomena common only to physical space. We propose and demonstrate a Quantum…

physics.optics2023★ 8 cited

Quantum Cascade Surface Emitting Lasers

David Stark, Filippos Kapsalidis, Sergej Markmann +5

A low-cost single frequency laser emitting in the mid-infrared spectral region and dissipating minimal electrical power is a key ingredient for the next generation of portable gas…