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20242026
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16 papers

physics.optics2026

Dynamically reconfigurable THz quantum walk comb laser through subharmonic excitation

Valerio Digiorgio, Robert Matthew Gray, Marco Raffa +5

On-chip frequency combs are increasingly relevant to both laser science and applications. Broad bandwidths and flat-top spectral envelopes are especially desirable for precision sp…

physics.optics2026

Amplitude- and frequency-modulated combs from an actively locked metasurface external-cavity laser

Marco Raffa, Jordane Bloomfield, Yu Wu +5

The paper demonstrates a THz metasurface VECSEL that can be actively switched between amplitude-modulated (mode-locked) pulses and frequency-modulated quantum-walk comb states usin…

physics.optics2026

Profiling THz Beams With Off-Label Use of Infrared Microbolometric Cameras

Gabriel Nagamine, Carlo Vicario, Tariq Leinen +6

Visualizing the spatial profile of light beams is essential for evaluating irradiance, characterizing beam quality, and achieving precise alignment. In the optical spectral range,…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Absence of a Superradiant Phase Transition in Dirac Landau Polaritons

Elsa Jöchl, Felix Helmrich, Frieder Lindel +6

One of the most striking predictions in cavity quantum electrodynamics is the condensation of photons into a macroscopically populated ground state, the so-called superradiant phas…

physics.optics2026

Ultrabroadband Gain-Switched and Superluminescent Terahertz Semiconductor Lasers

Urban Senica, Michael A. Schreiber, Mattias Beck +3

Terahertz quantum cascade lasers (THz QCLs) are chip-scale semiconductor lasers operating in the frequency range between 1-6 THz, useful as compact sources for spectroscopy, commun…

physics.optics2026

Spectral shaping of fast-gain frequency combs through phases in synthetic dimensions

Diego Piciocchi, Alexander Dikopoltsev, Ina Heckelmann +3

Optical frequency comb devices have unlocked new capabilities in telecommunications, sensing, and metrology. Yet, precise in situ control of the comb spectral envelope remains extr…