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External modulators for TeraHertz Quantum Cascade Lasers based on electrically-driven active metamaterials

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Peralta, XG; Brener, I; Padilla, WJ; Young, EW; Hoffman, AJ; Cich, MJ; Averitt, RD; Wanke, MC; Wright, JB; Chen, HT; O'Hara, JF; Taylor, AJ ...
Published in: Metamaterials
August 1, 2010

We have designed, fabricated and measured electrically-driven active metamaterials which operate as external modulators for TeraHertz Quantum Cascade Lasers. The modulation is achieved by applying a voltage to the metamaterial layer which actively displaces carriers from the n-doped layer causing changes in damping and frequency location of the lowest metamaterial response. We demonstrate their operation at 2.4 and 2.8. TeraHertz and obtain a maximum modulation depth of ∼60% with a large degree of modulation linearity. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.

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Metamaterials

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1873-1988

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August 1, 2010

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4

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2-3

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83 / 88

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  • Networking & Telecommunications
  • 51 Physical sciences
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Peralta, X. G., Brener, I., Padilla, W. J., Young, E. W., Hoffman, A. J., Cich, M. J., … Reno, J. (2010). External modulators for TeraHertz Quantum Cascade Lasers based on electrically-driven active metamaterials. Metamaterials, 4(2–3), 83–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metmat.2010.04.005
Peralta, X. G., I. Brener, W. J. Padilla, E. W. Young, A. J. Hoffman, M. J. Cich, R. D. Averitt, et al. “External modulators for TeraHertz Quantum Cascade Lasers based on electrically-driven active metamaterials.” Metamaterials 4, no. 2–3 (August 1, 2010): 83–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metmat.2010.04.005.
Peralta XG, Brener I, Padilla WJ, Young EW, Hoffman AJ, Cich MJ, et al. External modulators for TeraHertz Quantum Cascade Lasers based on electrically-driven active metamaterials. Metamaterials. 2010 Aug 1;4(2–3):83–8.
Peralta, X. G., et al. “External modulators for TeraHertz Quantum Cascade Lasers based on electrically-driven active metamaterials.” Metamaterials, vol. 4, no. 2–3, Aug. 2010, pp. 83–88. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.metmat.2010.04.005.
Peralta XG, Brener I, Padilla WJ, Young EW, Hoffman AJ, Cich MJ, Averitt RD, Wanke MC, Wright JB, Chen HT, O’Hara JF, Taylor AJ, Waldman J, Goodhue WD, Li J, Reno J. External modulators for TeraHertz Quantum Cascade Lasers based on electrically-driven active metamaterials. Metamaterials. 2010 Aug 1;4(2–3):83–88.
Journal cover image

Published In

Metamaterials

DOI

ISSN

1873-1988

Publication Date

August 1, 2010

Volume

4

Issue

2-3

Start / End Page

83 / 88

Related Subject Headings

  • Networking & Telecommunications
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences