Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

All-optical adaptive control of quantum cascade random lasers

  • S. Schönhuber,
  • N. Bachelard,
  • B. Limbacher,
  • M. A. Kainz,
  • A. M. Andrews,
  • H. Detz,
  • G. Strasser,
  • J. Darmo,
  • S. Rotter,
  • K. Unterrainer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19305-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Tunable quantum cascade lasers can enable applications in multiple areas. Here, the authors demonstrate the adaptive control of the modes and emission spectra of quantum cascade random lasers through a spatially-tailored optical modulation of the active region.