Quantum walk comb in a fast gain laser

I Heckelmann, M Bertrand, A Dikopoltsev, M Beck… - Science, 2023 - science.org
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 …

Theoretical model of passive mode-locking in terahertz quantum cascade lasers with distributed saturable absorbers

L Seitner, J Popp, M Haider, SS Dhillon, MS Vitiello… - …, 2024 - degruyter.com
In research and engineering, short laser pulses are fundamental for metrology and
communication. The generation of pulses by passive mode-locking is especially desirable …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum cascade disk and ring lasers

S Kacmoli, CF Gmachl - Applied Physics Letters, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are a prominent semiconductor laser source operating in
the mid-infrared and terahertz regimes. As is typical with semiconductor lasers, QCLs …

Multi-domain modeling of free-running harmonic frequency comb formation in terahertz quantum cascade lasers

J Popp, L Seitner, F Naunheimer… - IEEE Photonics …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optical frequency comb (OFC) emission in quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) is highly
attractive for applications in metrology and sensing. Recently, coherent OFC mode-locking …

Quantum walk laser

I Heckelmann, M Bertrand, A Dikopoltsev… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
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 …

Stochastic correction to the Maxwell-Bloch equations via the positive representation

J Stowasser, F Hitzelhammer, MA Schreiber… - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
Focusing on two-level atoms, we apply the positive P representation to a full-wave mixed
bosonic and fermionic system of Jaynes-Cummings type and identify an advantageous …

Temporal solitons in active optical resonators

D Kazakov, F Capasso, M Piccardo - arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.11020, 2024 - arxiv.org
Solitons, as coherent structures that maintain their shape while traveling at constant velocity,
are ubiquitous across various branches of physics, from fluid dynamics to quantum fields …

Modeling of short pulse generation in THz quantum cascade lasers with embedded graphene saturable absorber

L Seitner, M Haider, SS Dhillon… - … Sensing and Nano …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Passive mode-locking of lasers enables a compact way of stable optical pulse generation
and is thus of high interest in research and application. Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) …

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

A Dikopoltsev, I Heckelmann, M Bertrand… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Photonic emulators have facilitated the investigation of numerous solid-state phenomena
and have contributed to the development of optical devices inspired by quantum mechanics …

Modeling optical solitons in ring quantum cascade lasers in the presence of backscattering

L Seitner, J Popp, I Heckelmann… - Novel In-Plane …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Mid-infrared optical solitons may be a powerful tool for applications in on-chip integrated
photonics and spectroscopy, as they provide broadband, phase-locked frequency combs …