Chirped laser dispersion spectroscopy using a directly modulated quantum cascade laser

Andreas Hangauer; Georg Spinner; Michal Nikodem; Gerard Wysocki

doi:10.1063/1.4829036

Chirped laser dispersion spectroscopy using a directly modulated quantum cascade laser

Andreas Hangauer
, Georg Spinner
, Michal Nikodem
, Gerard Wysocki

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Chirped laser dispersion spectroscopy (CLaDS) utilizing direct modulation of a quantum cascade laser (QCL) is presented. By controlling the laser bias nearly single- and dual-sideband CLaDS operation can be realized in an extremely simplified optical setup with no external optical modulators. Capability of direct single-sideband modulation is a unique feature of QCLs that exhibit a low linewidth enhancement factor. The developed analytical model shows excellent agreement with the experimental, directly modulated CLaDS spectra. This method overcomes major technical limitations of mid-infrared CLaDS systems by allowing significantly higher modulation frequencies and eliminating optical fringes introduced by external modulators.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	191107
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	103
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4829036
State	Published - Nov 4 2013

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