Coherent injection locking of quantum cascade laser frequency combs

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26620%2F19%3APU130385" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26620/19:PU130385 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.06636" target="_blank" >https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.06636</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41566-018-0320-3" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41566-018-0320-3</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Coherent injection locking of quantum cascade laser frequency combs

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Quantum cascade laser (QCL) frequency combs are a promising candidate for chemical sensing and biomedical diagnostics1– 4. They are electrically pumped and compact, making them an ideal platform for on-chip integration5. Until now, optical feedback is fatal for frequency comb generation in QCLs6. This property limits the potential for integration. Here, we demonstrate coherent electrical injection locking of the repetition frequency to a stabilized radio-frequency oscillator. We prove that the injection-locked QCL spectrum can be phase-locked, resulting in the generation of a frequency comb. We show that injection locking is not only a versatile tool for all-electrical frequency stabilization, but also mitigates the fatal effect of optical feedback. A prototype self-detected dual-comb set-up consisting only of an injection-locked dual-comb chip, a lens and a mirror demonstrates the enormous potential for on-chip dual-comb spectroscopy. These results pave the way to miniaturized and all-solid-state mid-infrared spectrometers.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Coherent injection locking of quantum cascade laser frequency combs

Popis výsledku anglicky

Quantum cascade laser (QCL) frequency combs are a promising candidate for chemical sensing and biomedical diagnostics1– 4. They are electrically pumped and compact, making them an ideal platform for on-chip integration5. Until now, optical feedback is fatal for frequency comb generation in QCLs6. This property limits the potential for integration. Here, we demonstrate coherent electrical injection locking of the repetition frequency to a stabilized radio-frequency oscillator. We prove that the injection-locked QCL spectrum can be phase-locked, resulting in the generation of a frequency comb. We show that injection locking is not only a versatile tool for all-electrical frequency stabilization, but also mitigates the fatal effect of optical feedback. A prototype self-detected dual-comb set-up consisting only of an injection-locked dual-comb chip, a lens and a mirror demonstrates the enormous potential for on-chip dual-comb spectroscopy. These results pave the way to miniaturized and all-solid-state mid-infrared spectrometers.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10306 - Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF16_027%2F0008371" target="_blank" >EF16_027/0008371: Mezinárodní mobilita výzkumníků Vysokého učení technického v Brně</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Nature Photonics

ISSN

1749-4885

e-ISSN

1749-4893

Svazek periodika

13

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

5

Strana od-do

101-104

Kód UT WoS článku

000456652900014

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85058179217