Improved comb and dual-comb operation of terahertz quantum cascade lasers utilizing a symmetric thermal dissipation
| Autor: | Hua Li, Xuhong Ma, Wen Guan, Kang Zhou, Ziping Li, Juncheng Cao, Xiaoyu Liao, Chenjie Wang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Materials science
business.industry Terahertz radiation Physics::Optics FOS: Physical sciences Thermal conduction Laser Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics law.invention Frequency comb Cascade law Optoelectronics Physics::Atomic Physics business Quantum cascade laser Spectroscopy Thermal analysis Physics - Optics Optics (physics.optics) |
| DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.2108.11553 |
| Popis: | In the terahertz frequency range, the quantum cascade laser (QCL) is a suitable platform for the frequency comb and dual-comb operation. Improved comb performances have been always much in demand. In this work, by employing a symmetric thermal dissipation scheme, we report an improved frequency comb and dual-comb operation of terahertz QCLs. Two configurations of cold fingers, i.e., type A and B with asymmetric and symmetric thermal dissipation schemes, respectively, are investigated here. A finite-element thermal analysis is carried out to study the parametric effects on the thermal management of the terahertz QCL. The modeling reveals that the symmetric thermal dissipation (type B) results in a more uniform thermal conduction and lower maximum temperature in the active region of the laser, compared to the traditional asymmetric thermal dissipation scheme (type A). To verify the simulation, experiments are further performed by measuring laser performance and comb characteristics of terahertz QCLs emitting around 4.2 THz mounted on type A and type B cold fingers. The experimental results show that the symmetric thermal dissipation approach (type B) is effective for improving the comb and dual-comb operation of terahertz QCLs, which can be further widely adopted for spectroscopy, imaging, and near-field applications. Comment: 12 pages, 5 figures |
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