Electrically tunable terahertz quantum cascade lasers
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013.
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| author | Han, Ningren |
| author2 | Qing Hu. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/847232019-04-11T06:13:47Z Electrically tunable terahertz quantum cascade lasers Electrically tunable THz QCLs Han, Ningren Qing Hu. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-118). In this thesis, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) assisted electrically tunable terahertz quantum cascade lasers (THz QCLs) are designed and demonstrated. Two MEMS tuner devices are proposed to achieve electrically tunable THz QCLs. One is the electrostatic comb drive actuated tuner design and the other one is a two-stage flexure design that is actuated by an external piezo nano-positioning actuator. The MEMS tuner devices are all fabricated using standard foundry process SOIMUMPs from MEMSCAP Inc. with some additional in-house post-processings. First order distributed-feedback (DFB) THz wire QCLs with robust mode selectors are designed and fabricated at the MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) using processes developed at our group. By integrating the MEMS tuner chips with the THz QCL chips, broadband electrically tunable THz QCLs are successfully demonstrated. This thesis work provides an important step towards realizing turn-key tunable THz coherent sources for a variety of applications such as THz spectroscopy and THz coherent tomography. by Ningren Han. S.M. 2014-02-10T13:33:49Z 2014-02-10T13:33:49Z 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84723 868992244 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 118 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Han, Ningren Electrically tunable terahertz quantum cascade lasers |
| title | Electrically tunable terahertz quantum cascade lasers |
| title_full | Electrically tunable terahertz quantum cascade lasers |
| title_fullStr | Electrically tunable terahertz quantum cascade lasers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electrically tunable terahertz quantum cascade lasers |
| title_short | Electrically tunable terahertz quantum cascade lasers |
| title_sort | electrically tunable terahertz quantum cascade lasers |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84723 |
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