High-resolution spectroscopy with quantum cascade laser frequency combs

Markus Mangold; Pitt Allmendinger; Jakob Hayden; Florian Eigenmann; Olivier Browet; Muriel Lepère; Michele Gianella; Lukas Emmenegger; Andreas Hugi

doi:10.1117/12.2609711

5 March 2022 High-resolution spectroscopy with quantum cascade laser frequency combs

Markus Mangold, Pitt Allmendinger, Jakob Hayden, Florian Eigenmann, Olivier Browet, Muriel Lepère, Michele Gianella, Lukas Emmenegger, Andreas Hugi

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Proceedings Volume 12009, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XVIII; 1200906 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2609711
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2022, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Optical frequency comb spectroscopy has proven an indispensable tool for high-resolution spectroscopy. QCL frequency combs offer the possibility to explore the mid-infrared spectral range. However, they suffer from large repetition frequencies which make them seemingly unsuitable for high resolution spectroscopy. We present three measurement modes overcoming this limitation. The rapid-sweep technique allows to retrieve the full high-resolution spectrum in 6ms, the step-sweep technique allows for high-resolution spectroscopy with spectral resolution <5e-4 cm-1. As a last technique we present the time-resolved step-sweep approach enabling high-resolution spectra of sub-millisecond-lived samples. It was assessed in a study of cold gases in supersonic beams.

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Markus Mangold, Pitt Allmendinger, Jakob Hayden, Florian Eigenmann, Olivier Browet, Muriel Lepère, Michele Gianella, Lukas Emmenegger, and Andreas Hugi "High-resolution spectroscopy with quantum cascade laser frequency combs", Proc. SPIE 12009, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XVIII, 1200906 (5 March 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2609711

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