ISSN:
1572-9559
Keywords:
Semiconductor laser amplifier
;
Two-frequency injection seeding
;
Difference-frequency generation
;
Submillimeter
;
Terahertz
;
Coherent radiation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Two-frequency operation of an 850 nm semiconductor optical amplifier was achieved by simultaneously injection seeding it with two diode lasers. The two frequencies could be independently amplified without strong interference when they were separated by more than 10 GHz, and the spectral purity was preserved by the amplification process. At frequency differences below 10 GHz, unbalanced two-frequency output was observed, which can be explained by a two-mode interaction driven by the refractive index modulation at the beat frequency. The laser system is suitable for the difference-frequency generation of coherent terahertz radiation in ultra-fast photoconductors or nonlinear optical media.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022676407601
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