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

Abstract

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.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3];  [4];  [5];  [3]; ORCiD logo [2]
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  1. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Univ. of Wroclaw (Poland)
  2. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
  3. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
  4. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
  5. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)
OSTI Identifier:
1770795
Report Number(s):
SAND-2021-2540J
Journal ID: ISSN 2330-4022; 694503
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000; NA-0003525; W31P4Q-16-1-0001; HR00111920006; START 085.2018
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Photonics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2330-4022
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; terahertz; quantum cascade laser; frequency comb; dual-comb spectroscopy; multispecies; real-time

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Sterczewski, Lukasz A., Westberg, Jonas, Yang, Yang, Burghoff, David, Reno, John, Hu, Qing, and Wysocki, Gerard. Terahertz Spectroscopy of Gas Mixtures with Dual Quantum Cascade Laser Frequency Combs. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.9b01758.
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Sterczewski, Lukasz A., Westberg, Jonas, Yang, Yang, Burghoff, David, Reno, John, Hu, Qing, & Wysocki, Gerard. Terahertz Spectroscopy of Gas Mixtures with Dual Quantum Cascade Laser Frequency Combs. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.9b01758
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Sterczewski, Lukasz A., Westberg, Jonas, Yang, Yang, Burghoff, David, Reno, John, Hu, Qing, and Wysocki, Gerard. Wed . "Terahertz Spectroscopy of Gas Mixtures with Dual Quantum Cascade Laser Frequency Combs". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.9b01758. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1770795.
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@article{osti_1770795,
title = {Terahertz Spectroscopy of Gas Mixtures with Dual Quantum Cascade Laser Frequency Combs},
author = {Sterczewski, Lukasz A. and Westberg, Jonas and Yang, Yang and Burghoff, David and Reno, John and Hu, Qing and Wysocki, Gerard},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1021/acsphotonics.9b01758},
journal = {ACS Photonics},
number = 5,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}
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