Recent developments of terahertz quantum cascade lasers

G Liang, T Liu, QJ Wang - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Terahertz (THz) quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are semiconductor-based electrically
pumped laser sources that are based on electron transitions between the subbands in the …

Semiconductor lasers with integrated metasurfaces for direct output beam modulation, enabled by innovative fabrication methods

D Wen, KB Crozier - Nanophotonics, 2023 - degruyter.com
Semiconductor lasers play critical roles in many different systems, ranging from optical
communications to absorption spectroscopy for environmental monitoring. Despite …

Terahertz plasmonic laser radiating in an ultra-narrow beam

C Wu, S Khanal, JL Reno, S Kumar - Optica, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Plasmonic lasers (spasers) generate coherent surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) and could
be realized at subwavelength dimensions in metallic cavities for applications in nanoscale …

Monolithic semiconductor lasers with dynamically tunable linear-to-circular polarization

G Liang, Y Zeng, X Hu, H Yu, H Liang, Y Zhang… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The ability to control the polarization state of emission from semiconductor lasers is essential
for many applications in spectroscopy, imaging, and communications, inter alia, with …

Terahertz wavefront control based on graphene manipulated Fabry–Pérot cavities

J Wang, WB Lu, XB Li, JL Liu - IEEE Photonics Technology …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter proposes a new approach for controlling the terahertz wavefront using simply
constructed equipment, consisting of graphene-based Fabry-Pérot cavities (GFPCs) …

Tuning electromechanics of dynamic ripple pattern in graphene monolayer

HA Wu, XY Liu - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
The manipulation of dynamic ripple pattern in graphene monolayer is investigated at a
theory and quantitative level. High quality, stable ripple patterns are generated and …

High-intensity and low-divergence THz laser with 1D autofocusing symmetric Airy beams

J Chen, L Gao, Y Jin, JL Reno, S Kumar - Optics Express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Single-mode THz quantum-cascade lasers (QCLs) have been realized using a wide variety
of techniques to obtain a combination of large power output, good beam quality with single …

Enhanced TM-Mode 3D Coupled Wave Theory for Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers

M Chen, TT Lin, L Wang, H Hirayama… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
In this study, we propose and develop an enhanced three-dimensional coupled wave theory
(3D CWT) to investigate the optical field behavior in photonic crystal surface-emitting …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the out-coupling of a metal-metal terahertz frequency quantum cascade laser through integration of a hybrid mode section into the waveguide

T Fobbe, H Nong, R Schott, S Pal, S Markmann… - Journal of Infrared …, 2016 - Springer
A hybrid mode section is integrated into the end of the metal-metal waveguide of a terahertz
(THz) frequency quantum cascade laser (QCL) by removing sub-wavelength portions of the …

Plasmonic rack-and-pinion gear with chiral metasurface

Y Gorodetski, A Karabchevsky - Metamaterials X, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The effect of circularly polarized beaming excited by traveling surface plasmons, via chiral
metasurface is experimentally studied. Here we show that the propagation direction of the …