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Spatio-temporal dynamics and coherent control of quantum cascade laser frequency combs
Konečný, Aleš ; Souza, Patricia Lustoza de (oponent) ; Detz, Hermann (vedoucí práce)
Quantum cascade laser frequency combs are promising candidates for novel miniaturized spectrometers without any moving parts. They can be generated in the self-starting regime by an interplay of different nonlinearities induced by asymmetrical gain and waveguide dispersion. The available highly optimized tool based on the traveling wave model was used to simulate the self-starting combs. It was further extended by the optical injection locking functionality, the coherent technique of control of frequency combs. Subsequent simulations confirmed locking to the injected signal. Group velocity dispersion (GVD) has been found to have a significant impact on the range of locking. GVD was calculated for the typical device and the frequency comb was optically injection-locked in a detuning range from -2 to 47 MHz.
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Evaluation of Different Dielectrics For Mid-Infrared Waveguides
Konečný, Aleš ; Arregi Uribeetxebarria, Jon Ander (oponent) ; Detz, Hermann (vedoucí práce)
The utilization of plasmon polariton waveguides for mid-infrared light has proven its suitability for sensor applications. The waveguide can be surrounded by a gaseous or liquid phase medium, which contains an analyte substance of which the concentration can be measured. The electromagnetic field propagates along the waveguide, which has to satisfy low losses and sufficient interaction conditions. These are fulfilled using a thin dielectric layer applied on a metal surface. This thesis is focused on Si-based dielectrics. Within this work, multilayer waveguides were fabricated by high vacuum magnetron sputtering, plasma-enhanced vapor deposition and photolithography. The deposition was carried out on commonly used Si substrates and is ready to be transfered to InP-based chips. Evaluation of dielectric layers and fabrication methods are based on ellipsometric measurements of refractive index and extinction coefficient in the infrared spectrum.
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Preparation of low-dimensional III-V semiconductors
Stanislav, Silvestr ; Detz, Hermann (oponent) ; Kolíbal, Miroslav (vedoucí práce)
The diploma thesis deals with the preparation of nanostructures from indium arsenide (InAs) using the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) method. Emphasis is placed on the production of structures in the form of nanowires on a silicon substrate. The introductory part of the thesis describes the motivation for the study of III-V semiconductors and specifically InAs. The following chapters explain two basic principles of nanowire formation. The experimental part of the work discusses the possibility of preparing an indium catalyst for self-seeded InAs nanowire growth in a specific MBE apparatus. The following part presents the results of InAs nanowires growth via the selective area epitaxy (SAE) mechanism. The nanowires were fabricated on a substrate with thermally decomposed silicon dioxide and on a substrate with a lithographically prepared silicon dioxide mask.
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Fabrication and characterization of nanostructures with functional properties in the field of plasmonics
Babocký, Jiří ; Detz, Hermann (oponent) ; Vala,, Milan (oponent) ; Dub, Petr (vedoucí práce)
This PhD thesis deals with fabrication and characterisation of plasmonic nanostructures. The first part begins with short introduction into plasmonics following with description of methods, that are nowadays used for plasmonic nanostrucuture fabrication and characterisation. The second part of the thesis focusses on experiments, that have been done. The first one explores possibilities for application of variable pressure electron beam lithography for fabrication of plasmonic nanostructures on non-conductive substrates which can be useful for easy prototyping structures for the visible region. The next section discusses some aspects of fabrication of large plasmonic microstructures in the terahertz region using Electron beam lithography. The last part is dedicated to functional properties of plasmonic nanostructures, especially to quantitative characterization of far-field phase induced by plasmonic nanostructures and their applications in the field of optical metasurfaces - artificially designed surfaces, that can be used as planar optical components. The characterization is done using off-axis holographic microscopy. Different experimental approaches with respect to this technique are demonstrated and discussed.
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Spatio-temporal dynamics and coherent control of quantum cascade laser frequency combs
Konečný, Aleš ; Souza, Patricia Lustoza de (oponent) ; Detz, Hermann (vedoucí práce)
Quantum cascade laser frequency combs are promising candidates for novel miniaturized spectrometers without any moving parts. They can be generated in the self-starting regime by an interplay of different nonlinearities induced by asymmetrical gain and waveguide dispersion. The available highly optimized tool based on the traveling wave model was used to simulate the self-starting combs. It was further extended by the optical injection locking functionality, the coherent technique of control of frequency combs. Subsequent simulations confirmed locking to the injected signal. Group velocity dispersion (GVD) has been found to have a significant impact on the range of locking. GVD was calculated for the typical device and the frequency comb was optically injection-locked in a detuning range from -2 to 47 MHz.
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Preparation of low-dimensional III-V semiconductors
Stanislav, Silvestr ; Detz, Hermann (oponent) ; Kolíbal, Miroslav (vedoucí práce)
The diploma thesis deals with the preparation of nanostructures from indium arsenide (InAs) using the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) method. Emphasis is placed on the production of structures in the form of nanowires on a silicon substrate. The introductory part of the thesis describes the motivation for the study of III-V semiconductors and specifically InAs. The following chapters explain two basic principles of nanowire formation. The experimental part of the work discusses the possibility of preparing an indium catalyst for self-seeded InAs nanowire growth in a specific MBE apparatus. The following part presents the results of InAs nanowires growth via the selective area epitaxy (SAE) mechanism. The nanowires were fabricated on a substrate with thermally decomposed silicon dioxide and on a substrate with a lithographically prepared silicon dioxide mask.
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Fabrication and characterization of nanostructures with functional properties in the field of plasmonics
Babocký, Jiří ; Detz, Hermann (oponent) ; Vala,, Milan (oponent) ; Dub, Petr (vedoucí práce)
This PhD thesis deals with fabrication and characterisation of plasmonic nanostructures. The first part begins with short introduction into plasmonics following with description of methods, that are nowadays used for plasmonic nanostrucuture fabrication and characterisation. The second part of the thesis focusses on experiments, that have been done. The first one explores possibilities for application of variable pressure electron beam lithography for fabrication of plasmonic nanostructures on non-conductive substrates which can be useful for easy prototyping structures for the visible region. The next section discusses some aspects of fabrication of large plasmonic microstructures in the terahertz region using Electron beam lithography. The last part is dedicated to functional properties of plasmonic nanostructures, especially to quantitative characterization of far-field phase induced by plasmonic nanostructures and their applications in the field of optical metasurfaces - artificially designed surfaces, that can be used as planar optical components. The characterization is done using off-axis holographic microscopy. Different experimental approaches with respect to this technique are demonstrated and discussed.
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Evaluation of Different Dielectrics For Mid-Infrared Waveguides
Konečný, Aleš ; Arregi Uribeetxebarria, Jon Ander (oponent) ; Detz, Hermann (vedoucí práce)
The utilization of plasmon polariton waveguides for mid-infrared light has proven its suitability for sensor applications. The waveguide can be surrounded by a gaseous or liquid phase medium, which contains an analyte substance of which the concentration can be measured. The electromagnetic field propagates along the waveguide, which has to satisfy low losses and sufficient interaction conditions. These are fulfilled using a thin dielectric layer applied on a metal surface. This thesis is focused on Si-based dielectrics. Within this work, multilayer waveguides were fabricated by high vacuum magnetron sputtering, plasma-enhanced vapor deposition and photolithography. The deposition was carried out on commonly used Si substrates and is ready to be transfered to InP-based chips. Evaluation of dielectric layers and fabrication methods are based on ellipsometric measurements of refractive index and extinction coefficient in the infrared spectrum.
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