Nonlinear optical interactions of laser modes in quantum cascade lasers

被引：14
作者：
Wojcik, Aleksander K. [1 ]
Yu, Nanfang [2 ]
Capasso, Federico [2 ]
Belyanin, Alexey [1 ]
机构：
[1] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF MODERN OPTICS | 2011年 / 58卷 / 09期
关键词：
quantum cascade lasers; nonlinear optics; mode locking; DYNAMICS; OPERATION; LOCKING; STATES;
D O I：
10.1080/09500340.2011.573590
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We overview the results of recent experimental and theoretical studies of nonlinear dynamics of mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) associated with nonlinear interactions of laser modes. Particular attention is paid to phase-sensitive nonlinear mode mixing which turns out to be quite prominent in QCLs of different kinds and which gives rise to frequency and phase locking of laser modes. Nonlinear phase coupling of laser modes in QCLs leads to a variety of ultrafast and coherent phenomena: synchronization of transverse modes, beam steering, the RNGH multimode instability, and generation of mode-locked ultrashort pulses.
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页码：727 / 742
页数：16
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