15 papers
Metasurface-Enhanced Mid-Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy with Broadband Quantum Cascade Lasers
Ivan Sinev, Alessio Cargioli, Diego Piciocchi +3
Mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectroscopy offers unparalleled opportunities in sensing through chemically specific detection of molecular absorption fingerprints. Yet, its practical appli…
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 N…
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…
Infrared photonics for healthcare: A roadmap for proactive and predictive health management
Borislav Hinkov, Johannes Kunsch, Werner Mäntele +82
The field of infrared (IR) photonics is currently undergoing remarkable progress, moving rapidly towards practical sensing applications demanded by medical therapy and diagnostics…
Short mode-locked pulses from planarized Y-coupled THz lasers
Urban Senica, Tabea Bühler, Sara Cibella +4
Short THz pulses are highly attractive both for fundamental research and practical applications in this underdeveloped region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Typically, THz pulses…
Epitaxial growth optimization, measurement and theoretical analysis of strain-compensated QCL grown on (511)A InP
Alessio Cargioli, Mattias Beck, Jerome Faist
Interface roughness scattering is an important limiting factor for achieving high performance Quantum Cascade Lasers. Following recent results, we study the growth conditions for a…