连续波工作的耦合双光栅太赫兹量子级联线激光器
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1.中国科学院上海技术物理研究所;2.中国科学院大学;3.国科大杭州高等研究院;4.河北半导体研究所;5.上海交通大学物理与天文学院

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12393833, 62235010, 62435020, 12274285


Continuous Wave Operation of Terahertz Quantum Cascade Wire Lasers with Dual Coupled Gratings
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1.Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences;2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences;3.Shanghai Institute of technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences;4.Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences;5.HeBei Semiconductor Research Institute;6.School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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    提出一种基于耦合双光栅的太赫兹量子级联(THz-QC)线激光器, 其在液氮温度以上连续波(CW)模式工作并具有低发散角的高斯型光束。器件采用窄脊宽的双金属(MM)波导,用于降低功耗并提升散热效率。通过设计光栅的能带结构,使激光器具有两个超模。超模1以光栅1作为主控震荡器,光栅2作为相控天线阵列提供准直的波束辐射;超模2以光栅2作为主控振荡器提供准直光束,光栅1提供高反射率。两超模均具有高的品质因子与小光束发散角,这能显著缩短腔长并降低功耗。通过实验,可以观察到两个超模,产生发散角为12°×18°、光功率为1.04 mW的准直的高斯光束。器件阈值功耗与热阻分别低至2.62 W与8.5 mK/W/cm2,最高CW工作温度为78.0 K。本文深入研究了耦合双光栅系统中模式调控的机制,并为实现,小发散角,低功耗,高散热效率的太赫兹量子级联激光器(THz-QCL)提供了更易达成的途径,并使之在更高温度下的CW工作具有更好的性能。

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    We demonstrate terahertz quantum cascade (THz-QC) wire lasers based on dual coupled gratings that achieve continuous-wave (CW) operation near liquid nitrogen temperatures with a low-divergence Gaussian-like beam profile. Our configuration circumvents the effective refractive index constraint, significantly enhancing fabrication efficiency while retaining the key advantages of low power consumption and high heat dissipation efficiency. By engineering the photonic band structure of the coupled gratings, the laser operates on two supermodes. For Supermode #1, grating 1 serves as the master oscillator while grating 2 functions as a phased antenna array, featuring a collimated beam. For Supermode #2, grating 2 is the main oscillator and simultaneously provides a collimated beam, while grating 1 offers high reflectivity. Both supermodes exhibit high cavity quality factors and low beam divergence, achieved with a significantly reduced gain area. Experimentally, both supermodes were observed, and the optimized laser produces a collimated Gaussian beam with divergence angles of 12°×18° and an optical power of 1.04 mW. The threshold power consumption and thermal resistance are as low as 2.62 W and 8.5 mK/W/cm2, respectively, resulting in a maximum CW operating temperature of 78.0 K. This work offers a more accessible route for low-divergence, low-power-consumption, high-thermal-dissipation-efficiency THz-QCLs with enhanced CW operation at elevated temperatures.

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  • 收稿日期:2025-02-05
  • 最后修改日期:2025-03-11
  • 录用日期:2025-04-01
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