Publications
Publications from our group and collaborators
Seungyong Jung, Yifan Jiang, Karun Vijayraghavan, Aiting Jiang, Frederic Demmerle, Gerhard Bohm, Xiaojun Wang, Mariano Troccoli, Markus C. Amann, Mikhail A. Belkin, “Recent Progress in Widely Tunable Single Mode Room Temperature Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser Sources”, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 21(6):1-1 (2015).
Mariano Troccoli, “High-Power Emission and Single-Mode Operation of Quantum Cascade Lasers for Industrial Applications”, IEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 21(6):1-7 (2015).
L.T. Le, Xiaojun Wang, J.-Y. Fan, Mariano Troccoli, Deborah L. Sivco, Claire F. Gmachl, “Ultra-Broadband (3.3-12.5 um) Single Stack Quantum Cascade Gain Medium”, (2015).
Mei Chai Zheng, Nyan L. Aung, Abanti Basak, Peter Q. Liu, Xiaojun Wang, Jen-Yu Fan, Mariano Troccoli, Claire F. Gmachl, “High Power Spiral Cavity Quantum Cascade Superluminescent Emitter”, Opt. Mat. Expr., 23 (2015).
Hong Cai, Sheng Liu, Elaine Lalanne, Dingkai Guo, Xing Chen, Xiaojun Wang, Fow-Sen Choa, Anthony M. Johnson, “Femtosecond measurements of near-infrared pulse induced mid-infrared transmission modulation of quantum cascade lasers”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 104 (21) (2014).
Seungyong Jung, Aiting Jiang, Yifan Jiang, Karun Vijayraghavan, Xiaojun Wang, Mariano Troccoli, Mikhail A Belkin, “Broadly tunable monolithic room-temperature terahertz quantum cascade laser sources”, Nat. Commun. 5:4267 doi: 10.1038/ncomms5267 (2014).
Karun Vijayraghavan, Min Jang, Aiting Jiang, Xiaojun Wang, Mariano Troccoli, Mikhail A. Belkin, “THz Difference-Frequency Generation in MOVPE-Grown Quantum Cascade Lasers”, IEEE Phot. Technol. Lett. Vol. 26, pp. 391-394 (2014).
Arash Sadeghi, Peter Q Liu, Xiaojun Wang, Jenyu Fan, Mariano Troccoli, Claire F Gmachl, “Wavelength Selection and Spectral Narrowing of Distributed Bragg Reflector Quantum Cascade Lasers Up To Peak Optical Power”, Opt. Mat. Expr., 21 (25) (2013).
Mei C. Zheng, Peter Q. Liu, Xiaojun Wang, Jen-Yu Fan, Mariano Troccoli, Claire F. Gmachl, “Wide Single-Mode Tuning In Quantum Cascade Lasers with Asymmetric Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Type Cavities With Separately Biased Arms,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 103 (2013).
Xing Chen, Dingkai Guo, Fow-Sen Choa, Chen-Chia Wang, Sudhir Trivedi, A Peter Snyder, Guoyun Ru, Jenyu Fan, “Standoff photoacoustic detection of explosives using quantum cascade laser and an ultrasensitive microphone”, Opt. Mat. Expr., 52 (12): 2626-32 (2013).
M. Troccoli, J. Fan, G. Tsvid, and X. Wang, “High-Performance Quantum Cascade Lasers for Industrial Applications,” in The Wonder of Nanotechnology: Quantum Optoelectronic Devices and Applications, M. Razeghi. L. Esaki, and K. von Klitzing, Eds., SPIE Press, Bellingham, WA, pp. 225-241 (2013).
Mariano Troccoli, Arkadiy Lyakh, Jenyu Fan, Xiaojun Wang, Richard Maulini, Alexei G Tsekoun, Rowel Go, C Kumar N Patel, “Long-Wave IR Quantum Cascade Lasers for emission in the λ = 8-12μm spectral region”, Opt. Mat. Expr., 3 (9), 1546-1560 (2013).
Pierre M. Bouzi, Peter Q. Liu, Nyan Aung, Xiaojun Wang, Jen-Yu Fan, Mariano Troccoli, and Claire F. Gmachl “Suppression of pointing instability in quantum cascade lasers by transverse mode control”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 122105 (2013).
G. Tsvid, X. Wang, J. Fan, C. Gmachl, and M. Troccoli “Long wavelength quantum cascade lasers for applications in the second atmospheric window l=8-12 microns”, SPIE proceedings, Photonics West Conference (2012).
M. Jang, X. Wang, R.W. Adams, M. Troccoli and M.A. Belkin, “Room-temperature 2.95 mm quantum cascade laser sources based on intra-cavity frequency doubling”, Electron. Lett. 47, 667 (2011).
Yao Y, Wang XJ, Fan JY, and Gmachl C., "High performance “continuum-to-continuum” quantum cascade lasers with a broad gain bandwidth of over 400?cm?1" Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 97, pp. 081115-1, 2010.
Mariano Troccoli, Xiaojun Wang and Jenyu Fan, "Quantum cascade lasers: high-power emission and single-mode operation in the long-wave infrared (?>6 µm)", Opt. Eng. 49, 111106 (Nov 22, 2010); doi:10.1117/1.3498778
Liu PQ, Hoffman AJ, Escarra MD, Franz KJ, Khurgin JB, Dikmelik Y, Wang X, Fan JY, Gmachl C, "Highly power-efficient quantum cascade lasers" Nat PhotonPY, Vol. 4, pp. 95 - 98, 2010
Yao Y, Franz KJ, Wang XJ, Fan JY, Gmachl C., “A widely voltage-tunable quantum cascade laser based on "two-step" coupling” Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 95, pp. 021105, 2009.
Escarra MD, Hoffman AJ, Franz KJ, Howard SS, Cendejas R, Wang XJ, Fan JY, Gmachl C, “Quantum cascade lasers with voltage defect of less than one longitudinal optical phonon energy”, Appl. Phys. Lett. Vol. 94, pp. 251114, 2009.
Ribaudo T, Shaner EA, Howard SS, Gmachl C, Wang XJ, Choa FS, Wasserman D, “Active Control and Spatial Mapping of Mid-Infrared Propagating Surface Plasmons”, Optics Expr. Vol. 17, pp. 7019-7024 2009.
Hoffman AJ, Braun PX, Escarra MD, Howard SS, Franz KJ, Wang XJ, Fan JY, Gmachl C “Lasing-induced reduction in core heating in high wall plug efficiency quantum cascade lasers” Appl. Phys. Lett. Vol. 94, pp. 041101, 2009.
Pflugl C, Diehl L, Tsekoun A, Go R, Patel CKN, Wang X, Fan J, Tanbun-Ek I, Capasso F, “Room-temperature continuous-wave operation of long wavelength (lambda=9.5μm) MOVPE-grown quantum cascade lasers” Electron. Lett. Vol. 43, pp. 1026-1028, 2007.
Wang XJ, Fan JY, Tanbun-Ek T, et al., “Low threshold quantum-cascade lasers of room temperature continuous-wave operation grown by metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition” Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 90, pp.211103, 2007.
Liu ZJ, Wasserman D, Howard SS, Hoffman AJ, Gmachl CF, Wang XJ, Tanbun-Ek T, Cheng LW, Choa FS, “Room-temperature continuous-wave quantum cascade lasers grown by MOCVD without lateral regrowth”, IEEE Phot. Technol. Lett. Vol. 18 pp. 1347-1349, 2006.
Liu ZJ, Gmachl CF, Cheng LW, Choa FS, Towner FJ, Wang XJ, Fan JY, “Temperature dependence of optical gain and loss in lambda approximate to 8.2-10.2 mu m quantum-cascade lasers” IEEE J. of Quantum Electron., Vol. 44, pp. 485-492, 2008.
Mukherjee A, Dunayevskiy I, Prasanna M, Go R, Tsekoun A, Wang XJ, Fan JY, Patel CKN, “Sub-parts-per-billion level detection of dimethyl methyl phosphonate (DMMP) by quantum cascade laser photoacoustic spectroscopy”, Appl. Opt. Vol. 47, pp. 1543-1548, 2008.
Young C, Cendejas R, Howard SS, Sanchez-Vaynshteyn W, Hoffman AJ, Franz KJ, Yao Y, Mizaikoff B, Wang XJ, Fan JY, Gmachl CF, “Wavelength selection for quantum cascade lasers by cavity length” Appl. Phys. Lett. Vol. 94, pp. 091109, 2009.
A. Lyakh, C. Pflügl, L. Diehl, Q. J. Wang, Federico Capasso, X. J. Wang, J. Y. Fan, T. Tanbun-Ek, R. Maulini, A. Tsekoun, R. Go, and C. Kumar N. Patel, “1.6 W high wall plug efficiency, continuous-wave room temperature quantum cascade laser emitting at 4.6 um”, Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 92, pp. 111110-111112, 2008.
Other relevant references
Mariano Troccoli, Laurent Diehl, David P. Bour, Scott W. Corzine, Nanfang Yu, Christine Y. Wang, Mikhail A. Belkin, Gloria Höfler, Rafal Lewicki, Gerard Wysocki, Frank K. Tittel, and Federico Capasso, “High performance quantum cascade lasers grown by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy and their applications to trace gas sensing.”, IEEE J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 26, pp. 3534-3555, 2008. Invited
L. Diehl, D. Bour, S. Corzine, J. Zhu, G. Höfler, M. Loncar, M. Troccoli, and F. Capasso, “High-temperature continuous wave operation of strain-balanced quantum cascade lasers grown by metal organic vapor-phase epitaxy”, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 89, pp. 081101-081103, 2006.
M. Troccoli, S. Corzine, D. Bour, J. Zhu, O. Assayag, L. Diehl, B.G. Lee, G. Hoefler, and F. Capasso, “Room temperature continuous wave operation of quantum cascade lasers grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy”, Electron. Lett., vol. 41, pp. 1059-1061, 2005.
M. Troccoli, D. Bour, S. Corzine, G. Hoefler, A. Tandon, D. Mars, L Diehl, and F. Capasso, “High-temperature, high power, continuous wave operation of quantum cascade lasers grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy”, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 85, pp. 5842-5844, 2004.
L. Diehl, D. Bour, S. Corzine, J. Zhu, G. Höfler, M. Loncar, M. Troccoli, and F. Capasso, “High-power quantum cascade lasers grown by low-pressure metal organic vapor-phase epitaxy operating in continuous wave above 400K”, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 88, pp. 201115-201117, 2006.
L. Diehl, D. Bour, S. Corzine, J. Zhu, G. Höfler, B. G. Lee, C. Y. Wang, M. Troccoli, and F. Capasso, “Pulsed- and continuous-mode operation at high temperature of strained quantum-cascade lasers grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy”, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 88, pp. 41102-41104, 2006.
M. A. Belkin, M. Troccoli, L. Diehl, F. Capasso, A. A. Belyanin, D. L. Sivco, and A. Y. Cho, “Quasiphase matching of second-harmonic generation in quantum cascade lasers by Stark shift of electronic resonances”, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 88, pp. 201108-201110, 2006.
For further reading:
J. Faist, F. Capasso, D. L. Sivco, C. Sirtori, A. L. Hutchinson, and A. Y. Cho, “Quantum Cascade Laser”, Science, vol. 264, pp. 553-556, 1994.
F. Capasso, R. Paiella, R. Martini, R. Colombelli, C. Gmachl, T.L. Myers, M.S. Taubman, R.M. Williams, C.G. Bethea, K. Unterrainer, H.Y. Hwang, D.L. Sivco, A.Y. Cho, A.M. Sergent, H.C. Liu, and E.A. Whittaker “Quantum cascade lasers: ultrahigh-speed operation, optical wireless communication, narrow linewidth, and far-infrared emission”, IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol. 38, pp. 511-514, 2002.
F. Capasso, C. Gmachl, D. L. Sivco, and A. Y. Cho “Quantum cascade lasers”, Physics Today, vol. 55, pp. 34-38, 2002.
C. Sirtori, H. Page, and C. Becker, “GaAs-based quantum cascade lasers”, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A, vol. 359, pp. 505-522, 2001.
C. Gmachl, F. Capasso, D. L. Sivco, and A. Y. Cho, “Recent progress in quantum cascade lasers and applications”, Rep. on Progr. in Phys., vol. 64, pp. 1533-1601, 2001.
C. Gmachl, D. L. Sivco, R. Colombelli, F. Capasso and A. Y. Cho, “Ultra-broadband semiconductor laser”, Nature, vol. 415, pp. 883-887, 2002.
J. Faist, F. Capasso, D. Sivco, A.L. Hutchinson, S.N.G. Chu, A.Y. Cho, “Short wavelength (λ~3.4 μm) quantum cascade laser based on strained compensated InGaAs/AlInAs”, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 72, pp. 680-682, 1998.
R. Kohler, A. Tredicucci, F. Beltram, H. Beere, E. Linfield, A. Giles Davies, D. Ritchie, R. Iotti, F. Rossi, “Terahertz semiconductor heterostructure laser”, Nature, vol. 417, pp. 156-159, 2002.
R. Colombelli, K. Srinivasan, M. Troccoli, O. Painter, C. Gmachl, D. M. Tennant, A. M. Sergent, D. L. Sivco, A. Y. Cho, and F. Capasso, “Quantum cascade surface-emitting photonic crystal laser”, Science, vol. 302, pp. 1374-1377, 2003.
M. A. Belkin, F. Capasso, A. Belyanin, D. L. Sivco, A. Y. Cho, D. C. Oakley, C. J. Vineis, and G. W. Turner, “Terahertz quantum-cascade-laser source based on intracavity difference-frequency generation”, Nature Photonics, vol. 1, pp. 288-292, 2007.
D. Bour, M. Troccoli, F. Capasso, S. Corzine, A. Tandon, D. Mars, and G. Hofler “Metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy of room temperature, low threshold, InGaAs/AlInAs quantum cascade lasers”, J. Cryst. Growth, vol. 272, pp. 526-530, 2004.
Mariano Troccoli, Claire Gmachl, Federico Capasso, Deborah L. Sivco, and Alfred Y. Cho, “Mid-infrared λ=7.4μm quantum cascade laser amplifier for high power single-mode emission and improved beam quality”, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 80, pp.4103-4105, 2002.