Mid-wave and long-wave infrared transmitters and detectors for optical satellite communications—a review

L Flannigan, L Yoell, C Xu - Journal of Optics, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
There has been a recent surge in interest for optical satellite communication (SatCom)
utilizing lasers. It is clear to see why, as optical SatCom is capable of higher speed, lighter …

10 Gbit s−1 Free Space Data Transmission at 9 µm Wavelength With Unipolar Quantum Optoelectronics

H Dely, T Bonazzi, O Spitz, E Rodriguez… - Laser & Photonics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Free space optics data transmission with bitrate in excess of 10 Gbit s− 1 is demonstrated at
9 µm wavelength by using a unipolar quantum optoelectronic system at room temperature …

Free-space communication with directly modulated mid-infrared quantum cascade devices

O Spitz, P Didier, L Durupt… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study deals with the communication capabilities of two kinds of semiconductor lasers
emitting in one of the atmosphere transparency windows, around 4 m. One of these two …

Bridging the terahertz gap: Photonics-assisted free-space communications from the submillimeter-wave to the mid-infrared

X Pang, O Ozolins, S Jia, L Zhang, R Schatz… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Since about one and half centuries ago, at the dawn of modern communications, the radio
and the optics have been two separate electromagnetic spectrum regions to carry data …

On-chip mid-infrared supercontinuum generation from 3 to 13 μm wavelength

M Montesinos-Ballester, C Lafforgue, J Frigerio… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Midinfrared spectroscopy is a universal way to identify chemical and biological substances.
Indeed, when interacting with a light beam, most molecules are responsible for absorption at …

Free‐space communications enabled by quantum cascade lasers

X Pang, O Ozolins, L Zhang, R Schatz… - … status solidi (a), 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Future generations of wireless communication systems are expected to support orders of
magnitude faster data transfer with much lower latency than the currently deployed …

Unipolar quantum optoelectronics for high speed direct modulation and transmission in 8–14 µm atmospheric window

H Dely, M Joharifar, L Durupt, A Ostrovskis… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The large mid-infrared (MIR) spectral region, ranging from 2.5 µm to 25 µm, has remained
under-exploited in the electromagnetic spectrum, primarily due to the absence of viable …

High-speed 9.6-μm long-wave infrared free-space transmission with a directly-modulated QCL and a fully-passive QCD

M Joharifar, H Dely, X Pang, R Schatz… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Free-space optics (FSO) in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) contains rich spectral resources for
future ultrahigh-speed wireless communications yet is currently under-exploited. Two …

Ultrafast quantum-well photodetectors operating at 10 μm with a flat frequency response up to 70 GHz at room temperature

M Hakl, Q Lin, S Lepillet, M Billet, JF Lampin… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
III–V semiconductor mid-infrared photodetectors based on intersubband transitions hold
great potential for ultra-high-speed operation up to several hundreds of GHz. In this work we …

Direct Modulation and Free-Space Transmissions of up to 6 Gbps Multilevel Signals With a 4.65-m Quantum Cascade Laser at Room Temperature

X Pang, R Schatz, M Joharifar, A Udalcovs… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
A roadmap for future wireless communications is expected to exploit all transmission-
suitable spectrum bands, from the microwave to the optical frequencies, to support orders of …