Abstract
Purified frequency modulation (FM) is demonstrated in a standard middle-infrared quantum cascade laser by illuminating its front facet with two near-infrared (NIR) lasers. A 2 mW laser at 1550 nm is utilized to modulate the amplitude and frequency of a quantum cascade laser, and the associated amplitude modulation (AM) is suppressed by a 1.85 mW laser at 850 nm. Due to the hot carrier effect and the increment of electron temperature, the AM has been decreased. In addition, the free carrier concentration increases in the active region due to the two NIR illuminations, which enhance the FM. Purified FM is beneficial in improving the signal fidelity for free-space optical communication and high-speed FM spectroscopy.
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