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12 March 2024 Optical beatnote detection of a portable THz QCL comb by direct microwave mixing onto an Hot-electron bolometer
Sara Cibella, Guido Torrioli, Paolo Micheletti, Urban Senica, Maria Gambelli, Pasquale Carelli, Ennio Giovine, Mattias Beck, Jerome Faist, Giacomo Scalari
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Abstract
We present optical beatnote detection from a THz QCL comb operating at 80 K in a small nitrogen-cooled dewar. The 21.7 GHz comb beatnote is detected by downconversion, directly mixing free-space signals from the QCL and a microwave synthesizer onto an NbN HEB optimized for RF frequencies. The setup constitutes a very convenient platform for the study of QCL-based optical frequency combs and a building block for compact, portable frequency comb fast spectrometers.
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Sara Cibella, Guido Torrioli, Paolo Micheletti, Urban Senica, Maria Gambelli, Pasquale Carelli, Ennio Giovine, Mattias Beck, Jerome Faist, and Giacomo Scalari "Optical beatnote detection of a portable THz QCL comb by direct microwave mixing onto an Hot-electron bolometer", Proc. SPIE PC12885, Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XVII, PC1288508 (12 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3002664
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KEYWORDS
Terahertz radiation

Quantum cascade lasers

Quantum beats

Bolometers

Frequency combs

Microwave radiation

Portability

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