Multiple lobes in the far-field distribution of terahertz quantum-cascade lasers due to self-interference

The far-field distribution of the emission intensity of terahertz (THz) quantum-cascade lasers (QCLs) frequently exhibits multiple lobes instead of a single-lobed Gaussian distribution. We show that such multiple lobes can result from self-interference related to the typically large beam divergence...

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Main Authors: B. Röben, M. Wienold, L. Schrottke, H. T. Grahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2016-06-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4953596