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Terahertz quantum cascade amplifier. / Ren, Y.; Wallis, R.; Shah, Y. D. et al.
26th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, ISSTT 2015. International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, 2015.

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Ren, Y, Wallis, R, Shah, YD, Jessop, DS, Degl'Innocenti, R, Klimont, A, Kamboj, V, Beere, HE & Ritchie, DA 2015, Terahertz quantum cascade amplifier. in 26th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, ISSTT 2015. International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, 26th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, ISSTT 2015, Cambridge, United States, 16/03/15.

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Ren, Y., Wallis, R., Shah, Y. D., Jessop, D. S., Degl'Innocenti, R., Klimont, A., Kamboj, V., Beere, H. E., & Ritchie, D. A. (2015). Terahertz quantum cascade amplifier. In 26th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, ISSTT 2015 International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology.

Vancouver

Ren Y, Wallis R, Shah YD, Jessop DS, Degl'Innocenti R, Klimont A et al. Terahertz quantum cascade amplifier. In 26th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, ISSTT 2015. International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology. 2015

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Ren, Y. ; Wallis, R. ; Shah, Y. D. et al. / Terahertz quantum cascade amplifier. 26th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, ISSTT 2015. International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, 2015.

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title = "Terahertz quantum cascade amplifier",
abstract = "We have demonstrated a terahertz (THz) optical amplifier based on a 2.9 THz quantum cascade laser (QCL) structure. By depositing an antireflective coating on the QCL facet, the laser mirror losses are enhanced to fully suppress the lasing action, creating a THz quantum cascade (QC) amplifier. Terahertz radiation amplification has been obtained, by coupling a separate THz QCL of the same active region design to the QC amplifier. A maximum optical gain as large as 30 dB with single-mode radiation output is demonstrated. Furthermore, a THz imaging system based on the effect of self-mixing in this QC amplifier has also been demonstrated.",
author = "Y. Ren and R. Wallis and Shah, {Y. D.} and Jessop, {D. S.} and Riccardo Degl'Innocenti and A. Klimont and V. Kamboj and Beere, {H. E.} and Ritchie, {D. A.}",
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booktitle = "26th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, ISSTT 2015",
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M3 - Conference contribution/Paper

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