Terahertz quantum cascade laser as local oscillator in a heterodyne receiver

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 5890-5896

  Hubers H W ^a   Pavlov, S G ^a   Semenov, A D ^a   Kohler R ^b   Mahler, L ^b   Tredicucci, A ^b   Beere, H E ^c   Ritchie, D A ^c   Linfield, E H ^d  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b INFM   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BOLOMETERS; ELECTRONS; HETERODYNING; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER BEAMS; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

INFRARED AND FAR-INFRARED LASERS; LASER BEAM SHAPING; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SPECTROSCOPY, HETERODYNE;

LASERS;

EID: 23744463893     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.005890     Document Type: Article

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