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 optical communications with quantum cascade lasers

A Delga, L Leviandier - Quantum sensing and nano …, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Free space optical (FSO) communications are a potential application envisioned for
Quantum Cascade Lasers technology. In this paper, we sketch out the main market scenarii …

Broadly tunable monolithic room-temperature terahertz quantum cascade laser sources

S Jung, A Jiang, Y Jiang, K Vijayraghavan… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Electrically pumped room-temperature semiconductor sources of tunable terahertz radiation
in 1–5 THz spectral range are highly desired to enable compact instrumentation for THz …

High bitrate data transmission in the 8-14 µm atmospheric window using an external Stark-effect modulator with digital equalization

H Dely, M Joharifar, X Pang, D Gacemi, T Salgals… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
High bitrate mid-infrared links using simple (NRZ) and multi-level (PAM-4) data coding
schemes have been realized in the 8 µm to 14 µm atmospheric transparency window. The …

Recent progress in widely tunable single-mode room temperature terahertz quantum cascade laser sources

S Jung, Y Jiang, K Vijayraghavan… - IEEE Journal of …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the operating principle, design, and performance of external-cavity (EC) and
monolithic terahertz (THz) tuners based on intracavity difference-frequency generation …

Exploring Mid-IR FSO Communications With Unipolar Quantum Optoelectronics

M Joharifar, H Dely, L Durupt, R Schatz… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Free space optical (FSO) communication is considered a critical part of future ICT
infrastructure, particularly in non-terrestrial communication segments. In this context, the …

Rapidly tunable quantum cascade lasers

S Suchalkin, G Belenky… - IEEE Journal of Selected …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Operation principles and designs of rapidly tunable quantum cascade lasers (QCL) were
analyzed theoretically and experimentally. Theoretical analysis shows that by adding a …

Electrical laser frequency tuning by three terminal terahertz quantum cascade lasers

K Ohtani, M Beck, J Faist - Applied Physics Letters, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Electrical laser emission frequency tuning of a three terminal THz quantum cascade laser is
demonstrated. A high electron mobility transistor structure is used in a surface plasmon …

Optically tunable long wavelength infrared quantum cascade laser operated at room temperature

S Suchalkin, S Jung, R Tober, MA Belkin… - Applied physics …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate rapid tuning of the emission frequency of a room-temperature mid-infrared
quantum cascade laser by external optical pumping. Emission frequency tuning over 0.3 …