An interband cascade laser based heterodyne detector with integrated optical amplifier and local oscillator

Autor(en)

Sandro Dal Cin, Andreas Windischhofer, Florian Pilat, Michael Leskowschek, Vito F. Pecile, Mauro David, Maximilian Beiser, Robert Weih, Johannes Koeth, Georg Marschick, Borislav Hinkov, Gottfried Strasser, Oliver H. Heckl, Benedikt Schwarz

Abstrakt

Heterodyne detection based on interband cascade lasers (ICL) has been demonstrated in a wide range of different applications. However, it is still often limited to bulky tabletop systems using individual components such as dual laser setups, beam shaping elements, and discrete detectors. In this work, a versatile integrated ICL platform is investigated for tackling this issue. A RF-optimized, two-section ICL approach is employed, consisting of a short section typically used for efficient modulation of the cavity field and a long gain section. Such a laser is operated in reversed mode, with the entire Fabry–Pérot waveguide utilized as a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) and the electrically separated short section as detector. Furthermore, a racetrack cavity is introduced as on-chip single-mode reference generator. The field of the racetrack cavity is coupled into the SOA waveguide via an 800 nm gap. By external injection of a single mode ICL operating at the appropriate wavelength, a heterodyne beating between the on-chip reference and the injected signal can be observed on the integrated detector section of the SOA-detector.

Organisation(en)

Fakultätszentrum für Nanostrukturforschung

Externe Organisation(en)

Technische Universität Wien, nanoplus Advanced Photonics Gerbrunn GmbH

Journal

Nanophotonics

Band

13

Seiten

1759-1764

Anzahl der Seiten

6

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2023-0762

Publikationsdatum

02-2024

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103011 Halbleiterphysik, 103021 Optik

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Biotechnology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/9b09ae3f-ad65-44e2-9bd7-dc5be609bada