Sandia National Laboratories

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OEDDIP - Optical Emitter/Detector Devices and Integrated Photonics

TuE2.1 - HIGH-POWER TERAHERTZ METASURFACE EXTERNAL CAVITY QUANTUM-CASCADE LASERS

Presentation Type
Invited Submission
Date
08/20/2019
Time
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Room
Emerald E
Duration
30 Minutes
Lecture Time
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Abstract

Abstract

Terahertz quantum-cascade (QC) lasers that operate in the vertical-external-cavity-surface-emitting-laser (VECSEL) configuration are enabled by the use of active reflectarray metasurfaces which serve as one mirror in an external cavity. We present the latest developments in THz QC-VECSELs, including watt-level output power in high-quality beam patterns.

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