The intrinsic linewidth of a THz quantum cascade laser

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Vitiello, M. S. [1 ]
Consolino, L. [1 ]
Bartalini, S. [1 ]
Taschin, A. [1 ]
Tredicucci, A.
Inguscio, Massimo [1 ]
De Natale, Paolo [1 ]
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[1] CNR Ist Nazl Ott, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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2012 37TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFRARED, MILLIMETER, AND TERAHERTZ WAVES (IRMMW-THZ) | 2012年
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We report experimental evidence of intrinsic linewidth values approaching the quantum limit in far-infrared quantum cascade lasers through the measurement of their frequency-noise power spectral density and a thorough investigation of the physics behind it.
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