Mid-infrared Ring Interband Cascade Laser: Operation at the Standard Quantum Limit.

Many precision applications in the mid-infrared spectral range have strong constraints based on quantum effects that are expressed in particular noise characteristics. They limit, e.g.

Beyond Karl Fischer titration: a monolithic quantum cascade sensor for monitoring residual water concentration in solvents.

Quality control of liquids is an important part of analytical chemistry. The gold standard for measuring residual water in organic solvents and pharmaceutical applications is Karl Fischer titration. It has a high sensitivity, selectivity and accuracy.

A mid-infrared lab-on-a-chip for dynamic reaction monitoring.

Mid-infrared spectroscopy is a sensitive and selective technique for probing molecules in the gas or liquid phase. Investigating chemical reactions in bio-medical applications such as drug production is recently gaining particular interest. However, monitoring dynamic processes in liquids is commonly limited to bulky systems and thus requires time-consuming offline analytics.

Mesoporous Zirconia Coating for Sensing Applications Using Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR FT-IR) Spectroscopy.

Mid-infrared attenuated total reflection (ATR) spectroscopy is a powerful tool for monitoring of various processes. Mesoporous silica, an extensively studied material, has already been applied in sensing schemes due to its high surface area and tunable surface chemistry. However, its poor chemical stability in aqueous solutions at pH values higher than 8 and strong absorption below 1250 cm limits its range of applications.

High frequency modulation and (quasi) single-sideband emission of mid-infrared ring and ridge quantum cascade lasers.

We investigate the high frequency modulation characteristics of mid-infrared surface-emitting ring and edge-emitting ridge quantum cascade lasers (QCLs). In particular, a detailed comparison between circular ring devices and ridge-QCLs from the same laser material, which have a linear waveguide in a "Fabry-Pérot (FP) type" cavity, reveals distinct similarities and differences. Both device types are single-mode emitting, based on either 2 - (ring-QCL) or 1 -order (ridge-QCL) distributed feedback (DFB) gratings with an emission wavelength around 7.

Rf-modulation of mid-infrared distributed feedback quantum cascade lasers.

We present the electrical and optical characterization and theoretical modeling of the transient behavior of regular 4.5-μm single-mode emitting distributed feedback (DFB) quantum cascade lasers (QCLs). Low residual capacitance together with a high-frequency optimized three-terminal coplanar waveguide configuration leads to modulation frequencies up to 23.

Quantum cascade laser in a master oscillator power amplifier configuration with Watt-level optical output power.

We present the design and realization of short-wavelength (λ = 4.53 μm) and buried-heterostructure quantum cascade lasers in a master oscillator power amplifier configuration. Watt-level, singlemode peak optical output power is demonstrated for typical non-tapered 4 μm wide and 5.