Controlling QCLs for frequency metrology from the infrared to the THz range

Luigi Consolino; Francesco Cappelli; Michele De Regis; Giulio Campo; Iacopo Galli; Davide Mazzotti; Pablo Cancio; Simone Borri; Giovanni Giusfredi; Saverio Bartalini; Paolo De Natale

doi:10.1117/12.2283226

26 January 2018 Controlling QCLs for frequency metrology from the infrared to the THz range

Luigi Consolino, Francesco Cappelli, Michele De Regis, Giulio Campo, Iacopo Galli, Davide Mazzotti, Pablo Cancio , Simone Borri, Giovanni Giusfredi, Saverio Bartalini, Paolo De Natale

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Proceedings Volume 10540, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XV; 105401I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2283226
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

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The Quantum Cascade Laser is becoming a key tool for plenty of applications, from the IR to the THz range. Progress in nearby areas, such as the development of ultra-low loss crystalline microresonators, optical frequency standards and optical fiber networks for time&frequency dissemination, are paving the way to unprecedented applications in many fields. For the most demanding applications, a thorough control of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) emission must be achieved. In the last few years, QCLs unique spectral features have been unveiled, while multifrequency, comb-like QCLs have been demonstrated. Ultra-narrow frequency linewidths are necessary for metrological applications, ranging from cold molecules interaction and ultra-high sensitivity spectroscopy to infrared/THz metrology. In our group, we are combining crystalline microresonators, with a combined high quality factor in the infrared and ultra-broadband spectral coverage, with QCLs and other nonlinear highly coherent and frequency referenced sources. Frequency referencing to optical fiber-distributed optical primary standards offers astonishing stability values of 10^-16 @1-sec timescales in laboratory environments but several hundred kilometres far away from the primary clocks. A review will be given of the present status of research in this field, with a view to perspectives and future applications.

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Luigi Consolino, Francesco Cappelli, Michele De Regis, Giulio Campo, Iacopo Galli, Davide Mazzotti, Pablo Cancio , Simone Borri, Giovanni Giusfredi, Saverio Bartalini, and Paolo De Natale "Controlling QCLs for frequency metrology from the infrared to the THz range", Proc. SPIE 10540, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XV, 105401I (26 January 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2283226

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