Tunable multiterahertz beat signal generation from a two-wavelength laser-diode array.
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چکیده
We report, for the first time to our knowledge, generation of a tunable miltiterahertz modulation signal on an optical carrier directly from a single laser source. The modulation frequency, which can be tuned from 0.15 THz to more than 7 THz, is the beat note obtained by varying the spectral separation between the coaxial two-color output of a two-wavelength laser-diode array from 0.32 to 17 nm. The frequency characteristics of the terahertz beat note are determined with a noncollinear intensity autocorrelator.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 20 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995