Home > Research > Publications & Outputs > Efficient coupling of double-metal terahertz qu...

Research

Associated organisational unit

Links

Text available via DOI:

View graph of relations

Efficient coupling of double-metal terahertz quantum cascade lasers to flexible dielectriclined hollow metallic waveguides

Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

Published

Standard

Efficient coupling of double-metal terahertz quantum cascade lasers to flexible dielectriclined hollow metallic waveguides. / Wallis, R.; Degl'Innocenti, Riccardo; Jessop, D. S. et al.
In: Optics Express, Vol. 23, No. 20, 05.10.2015, p. 26276-26287.

Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

Harvard

Wallis, R, Degl'Innocenti, R, Jessop, DS, Ren, Y, Klimont, A, Shah, YD, Mitrofanov, O, Bledt, CM, Melzer, JE, Harrington, JA, Beere, HE & Ritchie, DA 2015, 'Efficient coupling of double-metal terahertz quantum cascade lasers to flexible dielectriclined hollow metallic waveguides', Optics Express, vol. 23, no. 20, pp. 26276-26287. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.23.026276

APA

Wallis, R., Degl'Innocenti, R., Jessop, D. S., Ren, Y., Klimont, A., Shah, Y. D., Mitrofanov, O., Bledt, C. M., Melzer, J. E., Harrington, J. A., Beere, H. E., & Ritchie, D. A. (2015). Efficient coupling of double-metal terahertz quantum cascade lasers to flexible dielectriclined hollow metallic waveguides. Optics Express, 23(20), 26276-26287. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.23.026276

Vancouver

Wallis R, Degl'Innocenti R, Jessop DS, Ren Y, Klimont A, Shah YD et al. Efficient coupling of double-metal terahertz quantum cascade lasers to flexible dielectriclined hollow metallic waveguides. Optics Express. 2015 Oct 5;23(20):26276-26287. doi: 10.1364/OE.23.026276

Author

Wallis, R. ; Degl'Innocenti, Riccardo ; Jessop, D. S. et al. / Efficient coupling of double-metal terahertz quantum cascade lasers to flexible dielectriclined hollow metallic waveguides. In: Optics Express. 2015 ; Vol. 23, No. 20. pp. 26276-26287.

Bibtex

@article{6cd6a58fc8914420a641e2b8b14f88da,
title = "Efficient coupling of double-metal terahertz quantum cascade lasers to flexible dielectriclined hollow metallic waveguides",
abstract = "The growth in terahertz frequency applications utilising the quantum cascade laser is hampered by a lack of targeted power delivery solutions over large distances (>100 mm). Here we demonstrate the efficient coupling of double-metal quantum cascade lasers into flexible polystyrene lined hollow metallic waveguides via the use of a hollow copper waveguide integrated into the laser mounting block. Our approach exhibits low divergence, Gaussian-like emission, which is robust to misalignment error, at distances > 550 mm, with a coupling efficiency from the hollow copper waveguide into the flexible waveguide > 90%. We also demonstrate the ability to nitrogen purge the flexible waveguide, increasing the power transmission by up to 20% at 2.85 THz, which paves the way for future fibre based terahertz sensing and spectroscopy applications.",
author = "R. Wallis and Riccardo Degl'Innocenti and Jessop, {D. S.} and Y. Ren and A. Klimont and Shah, {Y. D.} and O. Mitrofanov and Bledt, {C. M.} and Melzer, {J. E.} and Harrington, {J. A.} and Beere, {H. E.} and Ritchie, {D. A.}",
year = "2015",
month = oct,
day = "5",
doi = "10.1364/OE.23.026276",
language = "English",
volume = "23",
pages = "26276--26287",
journal = "Optics Express",
issn = "1094-4087",
publisher = "Optical Society of American (OSA)",
number = "20",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Efficient coupling of double-metal terahertz quantum cascade lasers to flexible dielectriclined hollow metallic waveguides

AU - Wallis, R.

AU - Degl'Innocenti, Riccardo

AU - Jessop, D. S.

AU - Ren, Y.

AU - Klimont, A.

AU - Shah, Y. D.

AU - Mitrofanov, O.

AU - Bledt, C. M.

AU - Melzer, J. E.

AU - Harrington, J. A.

AU - Beere, H. E.

AU - Ritchie, D. A.

PY - 2015/10/5

Y1 - 2015/10/5

N2 - The growth in terahertz frequency applications utilising the quantum cascade laser is hampered by a lack of targeted power delivery solutions over large distances (>100 mm). Here we demonstrate the efficient coupling of double-metal quantum cascade lasers into flexible polystyrene lined hollow metallic waveguides via the use of a hollow copper waveguide integrated into the laser mounting block. Our approach exhibits low divergence, Gaussian-like emission, which is robust to misalignment error, at distances > 550 mm, with a coupling efficiency from the hollow copper waveguide into the flexible waveguide > 90%. We also demonstrate the ability to nitrogen purge the flexible waveguide, increasing the power transmission by up to 20% at 2.85 THz, which paves the way for future fibre based terahertz sensing and spectroscopy applications.

AB - The growth in terahertz frequency applications utilising the quantum cascade laser is hampered by a lack of targeted power delivery solutions over large distances (>100 mm). Here we demonstrate the efficient coupling of double-metal quantum cascade lasers into flexible polystyrene lined hollow metallic waveguides via the use of a hollow copper waveguide integrated into the laser mounting block. Our approach exhibits low divergence, Gaussian-like emission, which is robust to misalignment error, at distances > 550 mm, with a coupling efficiency from the hollow copper waveguide into the flexible waveguide > 90%. We also demonstrate the ability to nitrogen purge the flexible waveguide, increasing the power transmission by up to 20% at 2.85 THz, which paves the way for future fibre based terahertz sensing and spectroscopy applications.

U2 - 10.1364/OE.23.026276

DO - 10.1364/OE.23.026276

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:84943779843

VL - 23

SP - 26276

EP - 26287

JO - Optics Express

JF - Optics Express

SN - 1094-4087

IS - 20

ER -