Intrinsic stability of quantum cascade lasers against optical feedback
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Construction and Characterization of External Cavity Diode Lasers for Atomic Physics
Published on: April 24, 2014
F P Mezzapesa1, L L Columbo, M Brambilla
1CNR-IFN UOS Bari, Bari, Italy. francesco.mezzapesa@uniba.it
Abstract:
We study the time dependence of the optical power emitted by terahertz and mid-IR quantum cascade lasers in presence of optical reinjection and demonstrate unprecedented continuous wave (CW) emission stability for strong feedback. We show that the absence of coherence collapse or other CW instabilities typical of diode lasers is inherently associated with the high value of the photon to carrier lifetime ratio and the negligible linewidth enhancement factor of quantum cascade lasers.
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