Experimental study on phase noise of terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency comb and dual-comb sources

Lulu Zheng; Xianglong Bi; Xuhong Ma; Guibin Liu; Binbin Liu; Kang Zhou; Hua Li

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/24060028

Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 45, Issue 12, 122401(2024)

Experimental study on phase noise of terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency comb and dual-comb sources

Lulu Zheng, Xianglong Bi, Xuhong Ma, Guibin Liu, Binbin Liu, Kang Zhou, and Hua Li^*

Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid State Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China

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Lulu Zheng, Xianglong Bi, Xuhong Ma, Guibin Liu, Binbin Liu, Kang Zhou, Hua Li. Experimental study on phase noise of terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency comb and dual-comb sources[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2024, 45(12): 122401

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Paper Information

Category: Research Articles

Received: Jun. 26, 2024

Accepted: --

Published Online: Jan. 15, 2025

The Author Email: Li Hua (HLi)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/24060028

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