3 papers
physics.optics2026
Quantum cascade laser roadmap
Carlo Silvestri, Aleksandar D. RakiÄ, Dragan Indjin +46
Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are unipolar semiconductor lasers first demonstrated in 1994. Since then, they have played a central role in advancing mid-infrared and terahertz phot…
physics.optics2025
Electron-to-photon noise transfer in mid-infrared semiconductor lasers
Irene La Penna, Tecla Gabbrielli, Borislav Hinkov +8
Noise characteristics of state-of-the art light sources are crucial parameters in understanding their limitations towards quantum applications. This work describes a method to stud…
physics.optics2025
Frequency and intensity noise of a grating-tuned external-cavity quantum cascade laser
Irene La Penna, Tecla Gabbrielli, Cristina Rimoldi +6
Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are semiconductor-heterostructure devices known for their emission in the mid-infrared and THz spectral regions. Due to their operating regime, their…