Terahertz Spectroscopy of Gas Mixtures with Dual Quantum Cascade Laser Frequency Combs

Sterczewski, Lukasz A.; Westberg, Jonas; Yang, Yang; Burghoff, David; Reno, John; Hu, Qing; Wysocki, Gerard

doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.9b01758

Terahertz Spectroscopy of Gas Mixtures with Dual Quantum Cascade Laser Frequency Combs

Journal Article · Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · ACS Photonics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.9b01758· OSTI ID:1770795

Sterczewski, Lukasz A. ^[1]; Westberg, Jonas ^[2]; ^[3]; Burghoff, David ^[4]; Reno, John ^[5]; Hu, Qing ^[3]; ^[2]

Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Univ. of Wroclaw (Poland)
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Terahertz laser frequency combs based on quantum cascade lasers provide coherent, broadband, electrically pumped, THz radiation sources for use in future spectroscopic applications. In this work, we explore the feasibility of such lasers in a dual-comb spectroscopy configuration for the detection of multiple molecular samples in the gas phase. The lasers span approximately 180 GHz of optical bandwidth, centered at 3.4 THz, with submilliwatt total optical power. One of the main advantages of dual-comb spectroscopy is its high speed, which opens up the possibility for direct observations of chemical reaction dynamics in the terahertz spectral region. As a proof-of-concept, we recorded continuously evolving spectra from gas mixtures with 1 ms temporal resolution.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1770795

Report Number(s):: SAND--2021-2540J; 694503

Journal Information:: ACS Photonics, Journal Name: ACS Photonics Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 7; ISSN 2330-4022

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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