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Spectral Dynamics of Quantum Cascade Lasers Generating Frequency Combs in the Long-Wavelength Infrared Range

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We have studied the spectral and dynamic characteristics of quantum cascade lasers emitting in the long-wavelength infrared range. It is shown that lasers with a short cavity (~1 mm) make it possible to obtain frequency combs in a very wide spectral range. We have investigated the spectral dynamics in the frequency comb generation regime. It is demonstrated that the intensity of longitudinal laser modes varies during a pump pulse propagation. We have observed simultaneous generation of all longitudinal modes of a frequency comb over a pump pulse segment with a constant amplitude.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, unique project identifier no. RFMEFI61619X0111.

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  1. Ioffe Institute, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

    V. V. Dudelev, D. A. Mikhailov, A. V. Babichev, S. N. Losev, E. A. Kognovitskaya, A. V. Lyutetskii, S. O. Slipchenko, N. A. Pikhtin, I. I. Novikov, L. Ya. Karachinsky, V. I. Kuchinskii & G. S. Sokolovskii

  2. St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University LETI, 197376, St. Petersburg, Russia

    E. A. Kognovitskaya & D. V. Denisov

  3. Connector Optics LLC, 194292, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. G. Gladyshev, I. I. Novikov & L. Ya. Karachinsky

  4. ITMO University, 197101, St. Petersburg, Russia

    I. I. Novikov, L. Ya. Karachinsky & A. Yu. Egorov

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Dudelev, V.V., Mikhailov, D.A., Babichev, A.V. et al. Spectral Dynamics of Quantum Cascade Lasers Generating Frequency Combs in the Long-Wavelength Infrared Range. Tech. Phys. 65, 1281–1284 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106378422008006X

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