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We demonstrate full control of the spectral and spatial emission properties of terahertz quantum cascade lasers using metallic photonic-crystals for lateral confinement. Single-mode, surface-emission is obtained at a frequency of 2.8-2.9 THz using a photonic-crystal design with a square lattice geometry. The resonator quality factor is then optimised, using a graded photonic-crystal architecture,...
Distributed feedback quantum-cascade lasers based on loss-coupled two-metal gratings are presented. Devices lasing on single longitudinal modes between 2.62 and 2.69 THz are demonstrated, with sidemode suppression of 30 dB. In addition, controllable grating coupling strength is demonstrated.
THz quantum cascade (QC) lasers with an active-region thickness of 5.86 mum was demonstrated. The current threshold was then reduced by reducing the device surface. The laser resonator is based on a micro-cylindrical geometry. In general micro-cylindrical resonators rely on total-internal reflection on the cavity sidewalls in order to confine the light. The small (r=25 mum) and medium (r=37.5 mum)...
We demonstrate terahertz microcavity lasers at lambda=112 mum with ultra-low current thresholds of 4 mA and with mode volumes of less than one-cubic-wavelength. Confinement in the longitudinal direction is obtained using almost-circular micro-disk resonators. The guiding properties of surface-plasmons are exploited to guide the mode with the metal contact. The devices laser up to 70 K in pulsed mode,...
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