• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 54, Issue 3, 20240542 (2025)
Han JIA1,2, Pei YUAN1,2, Dongliang ZHANG3,*, Shiya ZHANG1,2..., Jintao CUI1,2, Shuhao DU1, Ming LIU3, Buwen CHENG4 and Jun ZHENG4|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Instrumental Science and Opto-electronics Engineering, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education Opto-electronics Measurement Technology and Instrument, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, Beijing 100016, China
  • 3No. 11 Research Institute, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), Beijing 100015, China
  • 4Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20240542 Cite this Article
    Han JIA, Pei YUAN, Dongliang ZHANG, Shiya ZHANG, Jintao CUI, Shuhao DU, Ming LIU, Buwen CHENG, Jun ZHENG. Design of mid-infrared external cavity tunable narrow-linewidth quantum cascade lasers[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(3): 20240542 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of the optical path of a mid infrared integrated external cavity tunable narrow linewidth quantum cascade laser based on silicon-based germanium waveguide
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the optical path of a mid infrared integrated external cavity tunable narrow linewidth quantum cascade laser based on silicon-based germanium waveguide
    Schematic diagram of micro-ring resonator structure
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of micro-ring resonator structure
    Schematic diagram of Sagnac ring reflector structure
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of Sagnac ring reflector structure
    (a) The relationship between effective refractive index of waveguide mode and waveguide thickness; (b) Schematic diagram of single-mode waveguide electric field
    Fig. 4. (a) The relationship between effective refractive index of waveguide mode and waveguide thickness; (b) Schematic diagram of single-mode waveguide electric field
    The FDTD solver in Lumerical was used to simulate the micro-ring transmission spectra of micro rings with different radii
    Fig. 5. The FDTD solver in Lumerical was used to simulate the micro-ring transmission spectra of micro rings with different radii
    The FDTD solver in Lumerical was used to simulate the micro-ring transmission spectra corresponding to different micro ring coupling lengths:(a) coupling length of 2 μm; (b) coupling length of 4 μm; (c) coupling length of 6 μm; (d) coupling length of 8 μm
    Fig. 6. The FDTD solver in Lumerical was used to simulate the micro-ring transmission spectra corresponding to different micro ring coupling lengths:(a) coupling length of 2 μm; (b) coupling length of 4 μm; (c) coupling length of 6 μm; (d) coupling length of 8 μm
    The variation curve of k values corresponding to different gap values at 4.5-4.7 μm
    Fig. 7. The variation curve of k values corresponding to different gap values at 4.5-4.7 μm
    The variation curve of k values corresponding to different coupling lengths values at 4.5-4.7 μm
    Fig. 8. The variation curve of k values corresponding to different coupling lengths values at 4.5-4.7 μm
    Transmission spectra corresponding to different micro-ring coupling gap
    Fig. 9. Transmission spectra corresponding to different micro-ring coupling gap
    (a) The variation curve of the reflectivity corresponding to different coupling intervals of the Sagnac loop mirror at 4.5-4.7 μm; (b) Coupling coefficient variation curves corresponding to different gap of mirrors between 4.5-4.7 μm
    Fig. 10. (a) The variation curve of the reflectivity corresponding to different coupling intervals of the Sagnac loop mirror at 4.5-4.7 μm; (b) Coupling coefficient variation curves corresponding to different gap of mirrors between 4.5-4.7 μm
    Link simulation diagram
    Fig. 11. Link simulation diagram
    The link emulation output port outputs a spectral pattern
    Fig. 12. The link emulation output port outputs a spectral pattern
    Schematic diagram of the spectral changes at the output end after changing the effective refractive index of the material (The black line represents the corresponding output spectrum of the original waveguide, and the red line represents the corresponding output spectrum after changing the effective refractive index)
    Fig. 13. Schematic diagram of the spectral changes at the output end after changing the effective refractive index of the material (The black line represents the corresponding output spectrum of the original waveguide, and the red line represents the corresponding output spectrum after changing the effective refractive index)
    Han JIA, Pei YUAN, Dongliang ZHANG, Shiya ZHANG, Jintao CUI, Shuhao DU, Ming LIU, Buwen CHENG, Jun ZHENG. Design of mid-infrared external cavity tunable narrow-linewidth quantum cascade lasers[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(3): 20240542
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