Terahertz photonic integrated circuit for frequency tuning and power modulation

Photonic Crystal Frequency Control in Terahertz Lasers

A. Benz1, Ch. Deutsch1, G. Fasching1, K. Unterrainer1, A. M. Andrews2, P. Klang2, W. Schrenk2, and G. Strasser2 1 Photonics Institute and Center for Microand Nanostructures, Vienna University of Technology, Gusshausstrasse 29/387, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2 Institute of Solid-State Electronics and Center for Microand Nanostructures, Vienna University of Technology, Floragasse 7/362, 1040 Vienna, Au...

Photonic Integrated Circuit for All-Optical Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation

Generation of millimeter-wave electronic signals and power is required for highfrequency communication links, RADAR, remote sensing and other applications. However, in the 30 to 300 GHz mm-wave regime, signal sources are bulky and inefficient. All-optical generation of mm-wave signals promises to improve efficiency to as much as 30 to 50 percent with output power as high as 100 mW. All of this ...

Ultrafast Optical Devices for Photonic Integrated Circuit Applications

Polarization-independent active metamaterial for high-frequency terahertz modulation.

We present a polarization-independent metamaterial design for the construction of electrically tunable terahertz (THz) devices. The implemented structure consists of an array of gold crosses fabricated on top of an n-doped gallium arsenide (GaAs) layer. Utilizing THz time-domain spectroscopy, we show that the electric resonance and thus the transmission properties of the cross structure can be ...

Frequency Tuning and Modulation of a Quantum Cascade Laser with an Integrated Resistive Heater

We present a detailed experimental investigation of the use of a novel actuator for frequency tuning and modulation in a quantum cascade laser (QCL) based on a resistive integrated heater (IH) placed close to the active region. This new actuator is attractive for molecular spectroscopy applications as it enables fast tuning of the QCL wavelength with a minor influence on the optical output powe...