• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 40, Issue 11, 1114003 (2020)
Zhaolong Xu1, Yan Xie2、*, Yingxin Wang2, Ziran Zhao2, Weidong Chu3、**, and Dejun Feng1、***
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
  • 2Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 3Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202040.1114003 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhaolong Xu, Yan Xie, Yingxin Wang, Ziran Zhao, Weidong Chu, Dejun Feng. Self-Mixing Interferometry with Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(11): 1114003 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of self-mixing interference F-P cavity model
    Fig. 1. Schematic of self-mixing interference F-P cavity model
    Schematic of THz-QCL self-mixing interference spectral analysis system
    Fig. 2. Schematic of THz-QCL self-mixing interference spectral analysis system
    Self-mixing signal and spectrum of THz-QCL when I=0.645 A. (a) Self-mixing signal; (b) spectrogram
    Fig. 3. Self-mixing signal and spectrum of THz-QCL when I=0.645 A. (a) Self-mixing signal; (b) spectrogram
    Measured laser spectra under different ΔLtotal when I=0.645 A
    Fig. 4. Measured laser spectra under different ΔLtotal when I=0.645 A
    Laser spectra under different driving currents
    Fig. 5. Laser spectra under different driving currents
    Self-mixing signal and spectrum of terminal voltage of THz-QCL when I=0.7 A. (a) Self-mixing signal; (b) spectrogram
    Fig. 6. Self-mixing signal and spectrum of terminal voltage of THz-QCL when I=0.7 A. (a) Self-mixing signal; (b) spectrogram
    Comparison of self-mixing interference signals with theoretical simulations under different currents. (a) I=0.623 A; (b) I=0.645 A; (c) I=0.655 A
    Fig. 7. Comparison of self-mixing interference signals with theoretical simulations under different currents. (a) I=0.623 A; (b) I=0.645 A; (c) I=0.655 A
    I/ACα
    0.6230.0020±0.0005-0.092±0.001
    0.6450.5992±0.0194-0.198±0.045
    0.6550.6195±0.0180-0.702±0.050
    Table 1. Calculated results of feedback optical coupling coefficients and linewidth enhancement factors under different driving currents
    Zhaolong Xu, Yan Xie, Yingxin Wang, Ziran Zhao, Weidong Chu, Dejun Feng. Self-Mixing Interferometry with Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(11): 1114003
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