Development of the External Cavity Quantum Cascade Laser for spectroscopic applications

• DOI: 10.1364/cleo_at.2013.jw2a.63
• Publication Date: 2013-06-26T14:57:26Z
• Authors: Denys Marchenko; Julien Mandon; Simona M. Cristescu; Frans J. M. Harren
• Keywords: Quantum cascade laser

We describe the development of a widely and continuously tunable, mode-hop-free External Cavity QCL for detection medically relevant molecules. Several key issues are implemented to achieve fast high spectral resolution.