Laser feedback interferometry: a tutorial on the self-mixing effect for coherent sensing

T Taimre, M Nikolić, K Bertling, YL Lim… - Advances in Optics …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
This tutorial presents a guided tour of laser feedback interferometry, from its origin and early
development through its implementation to a slew of sensing applications, including …

Terahertz imaging using quantum cascade lasers—a review of systems and applications

P Dean, A Valavanis, J Keeley, K Bertling… - Journal of Physics D …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The terahertz (THz) frequency quantum cascade laser (QCL) is a compact source of THz
radiation offering high power, high spectral purity and moderate tunability. As such, these …

Phase-resolved terahertz self-detection near-field microscopy

MC Giordano, S Mastel, C Liewald, LL Columbo… - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
At terahertz (THz) frequencies, scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-
SNOM) based on continuous wave sources mostly relies on cryogenic and bulky detectors …

[HTML][HTML] Sensing and imaging using laser feedback interferometry with quantum cascade lasers

AD Rakić, T Taimre, K Bertling, YL Lim, P Dean… - Applied Physics …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are high-power sources of coherent radiation in the
midinfrared and terahertz (THz) bands. Laser feedback interferometry (LFI) is one of the …

Self‐induced phase locking of terahertz frequency combs in a phase‐sensitive hyperspectral near‐field nanoscope

V Pistore, EAA Pogna, L Viti, L Li, AG Davies… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chip‐scale, electrically‐pumped terahertz (THz) frequency‐combs (FCs) rely on nonlinear
four‐wave‐mixing processes, and have a nontrivial phase relationship between the evenly …

[HTML][HTML] Terahertz near-field nanoscopy based on detectorless laser feedback interferometry under different feedback regimes

EAA Pogna, C Silvestri, LL Columbo, M Brambilla… - APL Photonics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Near-field imaging techniques, at terahertz frequencies (1–10 THz), conventionally rely on
bulky laser sources and detectors. Here, we employ a semiconductor heterostructure laser …

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 …

Holographic Nano‐Imaging of Terahertz Dirac Plasmon Polaritons in Topological Insulator Antenna Resonators

V Pistore, L Viti, C Schiattarella, Z Wang, S Law… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Excitation of Dirac plasmon polaritons (DPPs) in bi‐dimensional materials have attracted
considerable interest in recent years, both from perspectives of understanding their physics …

Feedback regimes of lfi sensors: Experimental investigations

K Bertling, X Qi, T Taimre, YL Lim, AD Rakić - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this article, we revisit the concept of optical feedback regimes in diode lasers and explore
each regime experimentally from a somewhat unconventional point of view by relating the …

Imaging elastic waves in solids: how to use laser feedback interferometry to visualize them

K Bertling, M Veidt, J Perchoux, AD Rakić - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The use of ultrasonic elastic waves is a well established technique for non-destructive
testing of materials and structures, in particular to exploit the interaction of waves with …