Widely tunable mode-hop free external cavity quantum cascade lasers for high resolution spectroscopy and chemical sensing

  • Gerard Wysocki
  • , R. Lewicki
  • , R. F. Curl
  • , F. K. Tittel
  • , L. Diehl
  • , F. Capasso
  • , M. Troccoli
  • , G. Hofler
  • , D. Bour
  • , S. Corzine
  • , R. Maulini
  • , M. Giovannini
  • , J. Faist

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Abstract

Recent progress in the development of room temperature, continuous wave, widely tunable, mode-hop-free mid-infrared external cavity quantum cascade laser (EC-QCL) spectroscopic sources is reported. A single mode tuning range of 155 cm-1 (∈8% of the center wavelength) with a maximum power of 11.1 mW and 182 cm-1 (∈15% of the center wavelength) with a maximum power of 50 mW was obtained for 5.3 and 8.4 μm EC-QCLs respectively. This technology is particularly suitable for high resolution spectroscopic applications, multi species trace-gas detection and spectroscopic measurements of broadband absorbers. Several examples of spectroscopic measurements performed using EC-QCL based spectrometers are demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)305-311
Number of pages7
JournalApplied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume92
Issue number3 SPECIAL ISSUE
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2008

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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