Integrated optical frequency comb technologies
Optical frequency combs offer an unrivalled degree of frequency measurement precision
that underpins the advance of modern technology in both fundamental science and …
that underpins the advance of modern technology in both fundamental science and …
A mid-infrared dual-comb spectrometer in step-sweep mode for high-resolution molecular spectroscopy
To meet the challenges of high-resolution molecular spectroscopy, increasingly
sophisticated spectroscopic techniques were developed. For a long time FTIR and laser …
sophisticated spectroscopic techniques were developed. For a long time FTIR and laser …
Laser spectroscopy for breath analysis: towards clinical implementation
Detection and analysis of volatile compounds in exhaled breath represents an attractive tool
for monitoring the metabolic status of a patient and disease diagnosis, since it is non …
for monitoring the metabolic status of a patient and disease diagnosis, since it is non …
Dissipative Kerr solitons in semiconductor ring lasers
Dissipative Kerr solitons are self-organized optical waves arising from the interplay between
the Kerr effect and dispersion. They can form in nonlinear microresonators by deliberately …
the Kerr effect and dispersion. They can form in nonlinear microresonators by deliberately …
Quantum cascade laser frequency combs
It was recently demonstrated that broadband quantum cascade lasers can operate as
frequency combs. As such, they operate under direct electrical pumping at both mid-infrared …
frequency combs. As such, they operate under direct electrical pumping at both mid-infrared …
Single-shot sub-microsecond mid-infrared spectroscopy on protein reactions with quantum cascade laser frequency combs
The kinetic analysis of irreversible protein reactions requires an analytical technique that
provides access to time-dependent infrared spectra in a single shot. Here, we present a …
provides access to time-dependent infrared spectra in a single shot. Here, we present a …
Coherent injection locking of quantum cascade laser frequency combs
Quantum cascade laser (QCL) frequency combs are a promising candidate for chemical
sensing and biomedical diagnostics,,–. They are electrically pumped and compact, making …
sensing and biomedical diagnostics,,–. They are electrically pumped and compact, making …
Cavity-enhanced photoacoustic dual-comb spectroscopy
Photoacoustic dual-comb spectroscopy (DCS), converting spectral information in the optical
frequency domain to the audio frequency domain via multi-heterodyne beating, enables …
frequency domain to the audio frequency domain via multi-heterodyne beating, enables …
Femtosecond pulses from a mid-infrared quantum cascade laser
The quantum cascade laser has evolved to be a compact, powerful source of coherent mid-
infrared light; however, its fast gain dynamics strongly restricts the formation of ultrashort …
infrared light; however, its fast gain dynamics strongly restricts the formation of ultrashort …
Evidence of linear chirp in mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers
Since the first demonstration of the quantum cascade laser (QCL) frequency comb in 2012,
there have been open questions concerning the reproducibility of comb states, and, critically …
there have been open questions concerning the reproducibility of comb states, and, critically …