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EnglishWe report on a promising experimental approach to efficiently couple quantum cascade laser (QCL) sources fabricated in either surface emitting micro-ring resonator or standard edge emitting geometry with terahertz (THz) hollow waveguides. We show that the THz beam of a QCL can be guided into flexible silver-coated polycarbonate waveguides having length in the range 4-12 cm with coupling efficiencies 80. The dominant optical modes propagating through the waveguides can be selected by varying the polarization of the incoming QCL beam, the coupling geometries, and/or bending the hollow waveguide. Either the lowest loss TE11 or the TE01 mode can be selected and guided through the waveguide with propagation losses in the range 2.1-4.4 dB/m and bending losses lower than 1.2 dB
| Titolo: | Guiding a terahertz quantum cascade laser into a flexible silver-coated waveguide | |
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| Data di pubblicazione: | 2011 | |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3639300 | |
| Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11384/6579 | |
| Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |
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