[CMP3B] THz Source and Device

[CMP3B-06] Stable optical beats in laser chaos for THz wave

*FUMIYOSHI KUWASHIMA¹, Mona Jarrahi², Semih Cakmakyapan², Osamu Morikawa³, Takuya Shirao¹, Kazuyuki Iwao¹, Kazuyoshi Kurihara⁴, Hideaki Kitahara⁵, Takash FURUYA⁵, KENJI WADA⁶, Makoto NAKAJIMA⁷, MASAHIKO TANI⁵ (1. Fukui Univ. of Tech. (Japan), 2. Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California Los Angeles (United States of America), 3. Chair of Liberal Arts, Japan Coast Guard Academy (Japan), 4. School of Education., University. of Fukui (Japan), 5. Research Center for Development of Far-Infrared Region, University of Fukui (Japan), 6. Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Prefecture University (Japan), 7. Institute of Laser engineering, Osaka Univ (Japan))

[Presentation Style] Onsite

Stability of optical beats in a chaotically oscillating laser is compared to that of a free-running continuous-wave laser using a highly efficient plasmonic photomixer. Using a chaotically oscillating laser diode, stable optical beats are observed over an operation current range of 60-90 mA.