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Ren, Y. (author), Hovenier, J.N. (author), Higgins, R. (author), Gao, J.R. (author), Klapwijk, T.M. (author), Shi, S.C. (author), Bell, A. (author), Klein, B. (author), Williams, B.S. (author), Kumar, S. (author), Hu, Q. (author), Reno, J.L. (author)A terahertz (THz) heterodyne spectrometer is demonstrated based on a quantum cascade laser (QCL) as a local oscillator (LO) and an NbN hot electron bolometer as a mixer, and it is used to measure high-resolution molecular spectral lines of methanol (CH3OH) between 2.913–2.918 THz. The spectral lines are taken from a gas cell containing methanol...journal article 2010
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Khosropanah, P. (author), Baryshev, A. (author), Zhang, W. (author), Jellema, W. (author), Hovenier, J.N. (author), Gao, J.R. (author), Klapwijk, T.M. (author), Paveliev, D.G. (author), Williams, B.S. (author), Kumar, S. (author), Hu, Q. (author), Reno, J.L. (author), Klein, B. (author), Hesler, J.L. (author)We demonstrate the phase locking of a 2.7 THz metal–metal waveguide quantum cascade laser (QCL) to an external microwave signal. The reference is the 15th harmonic, generated by a semiconductor superlattice nonlinear device, of a signal at 182 GHz, which itself is generated by a multiplier chain (x12) from a microwave synthesizer at ~15 GHz....journal article 2009
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Baryshev, A. (author), Hovenier, J.N. (author), Adam, A.J.L. (author), Kaalynas, I. (author), Gao, J.R. (author), Klaassen, T.O. (author), Williams, B.S. (author), Kumar, S. (author), Hu, Q. (author), Reno, J.L. (author)We have studied the phase locking and spectral linewidth of an ? 2.7?THz quantum cascade laser by mixing its two lateral lasing modes. The beat signal at about 8?GHz is compared with a microwave reference by applying conventional phase lock loop circuitry with feedback to the laser bias current. Phase locking has been demonstrated, resulting in...journal article 2006
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Adam, A.J.L. (author), Kaalynas, I. (author), Hovenier, J.N. (author), Klaassen, T.O. (author), Gao, J.R. (author), Orlova, E.E. (author), Williams, B.S. (author), Kumar, S. (author), Hu, Q. (author), Reno, J.L. (author)The need to reach single-mode lasing and minimize at the same time the electrical dissipation of cryogenically operated terahertz quantum cascade lasers may result in small and subwavelength cavity dimensions. To assess the influence of such dimensions on the shape of the laser emission, we have measured the beam pattern of two metal-metal...journal article 2006
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- Orlova, E.E. (author), Hovenier, J.N. (author), Klaassen, T.O. (author), Kasalynas, I. (author), Adam, A.J.L. (author), Gao, J.R. (author), Klapwijk, T.M. (author), Williams, B.S. (author), Kumar, S. (author), Hu, Q. (author), Reno, J.L. (author) journal article 2006
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Gao, J.R. (author), Hovenier, J.N. (author), Yang, Z.Q. (author), Baselmans, J.J.A. (author), Baryshev, A. (author), Hajenius, M. (author), Klapwijk, T.M. (author), Adam, A.J.L. (author), Klaassen, T.O. (author), Williams, B.S. (author), Kumar, S. (author), Hu, Q. (author), Reno, J.L. (author)We report the first demonstration of an all solid-state heterodyne receiver that can be used for high-resolution spectroscopy above 2?THz suitable for space-based observatories. The receiver uses a NbN superconducting hot-electron bolometer as mixer and a quantum cascade laser operating at 2.8?THz as local oscillator. We measure a double...journal article 2005