27 February 2020 Distributed feedback 2.5-terahertz quantum cascade laser with high-power and single-mode emission
Jiawen Luo, Tao Jiang, Changle Shen, Xuemin Wang, Zhiqiang Zhan, Jian Yu, Ruijiao Zou, Jia Li, Yong Zeng, Weidong Wu
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Abstract

The 2.5-terahertz quantum cascade lasers (THz QCLs) based on first-order distributed feedback (DFB) Bragg grating are reported. The loss and threshold gain within different grating duty cycles are calculated according to the mode-coupling theory. The laser output power reaches up to record values of 34.1 mW in pulse mode and 23.4 mW in continuous wave mode at 15 K. The threshold current density is as low as 125  A  /  cm2. The single-mode emission is achieved, and the side-mode suppression ratio is 12 dB. In addition, the device is bonded together with the other two DFB THz QCLs (2.9 and 3.0 THz) on a copper chip. The simultaneous different wavelength emissions with single mode are successfully realized.

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Jiawen Luo, Tao Jiang, Changle Shen, Xuemin Wang, Zhiqiang Zhan, Jian Yu, Ruijiao Zou, Jia Li, Yong Zeng, and Weidong Wu "Distributed feedback 2.5-terahertz quantum cascade laser with high-power and single-mode emission," Optical Engineering 59(2), 026109 (27 February 2020). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.59.2.026109
Received: 29 October 2019; Accepted: 18 February 2020; Published: 27 February 2020
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KEYWORDS
Quantum cascade lasers

Terahertz radiation

Waveguides

High power lasers

Optical engineering

Continuous wave operation

Copper

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