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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Quantum Optics
  • Terahertz (THz) Science

Background:

  • Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are promising for advanced terahertz (THz) applications.
  • Accessing sub-cycle electron dynamics in operational THz QCLs has been challenging.
  • Ultrafast dynamics are crucial for developing intense THz sources and metrology systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate ultrafast electron dynamics in free-running THz QCLs.
  • To characterize nonlinear polarization dynamics and gain recovery times.
  • To explore potential applications in THz generation and metrology.

Main Methods:

  • Employed high-field THz pulses for ultrafast two-dimensional spectroscopy on a THz QCL.
  • Detected incoherent and coherent nonlinearities up to eight-wave mixing.
  • Utilized a density-matrix approach to model nonlinearities and ultrafast evolution.

Main Results:

  • Observed strong nonlinearities below and above the laser threshold.
  • Measured extremely short gain recovery times of 2 ps at the laser threshold.
  • Quantified dephasing times between 0.9 and 1.5 ps, revealing nonlinear polarization dynamics.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides the first direct measurement of nonlinear polarization dynamics in THz QCLs.
  • High-order nonlinearities are enhanced by resonance and lack of absorption losses.
  • Findings enable future applications like efficient frequency conversion, mode proliferation, and passive mode locking in THz QCLs.