Publications and Annual Reports

ANNUAL REPORTS

To request Annual Report 2017 and 2018 please send an email to mirthe@princeton.edu

SPECIAL ISSUES:

The Special Section Guest Editorial: Quantum and Interband Cascade Lasers with Applications, guest-edited by Jerry Meyer, Igor Vurgaftman (U.S. Naval Research Lab), and Gerard Wysocki (Princeton University); Optical Engineering, 57(1), 011000 (2018).
The Applied Physics B Topical Issue on Mid-infrared and THz laser sources and applications guest-edited by Wei Ren, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Paolo De Natale, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica-CNR, and and Gerard Wysocki (Princeton University)

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:

If you wish to receive a re-print of a research publication listed below from the author please send an email to:  mirthe@princeton.edu

Sensor System Technologies and Applications:

2019

1. Terahertz hyperspectral imaging with dual chip-scale combs, Lukasz A. Sterczewski, Jonas Westberg, Yang Yang, David Burghoff, John Reno, Qing Hu, and Gerard Wysocki, Optica 6 (2019)

2. Compact and sensitive mid-infrared all-fiber quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy sensor for carbon monoxide detection, Yufei Ma, Yao Tong, Ying He, Xingang Jin, and Frank K. Tittel , Optics Express 27 (2019) 

3. Mid-infrared dual-comb spectroscopy with interband cascade lasers, Authors: L.A. Sterczewski, J. Westberg, M. Bagheri, C. Frez, I. Vurgaftman,  C.L. Canedy, W.W. Bewley, C.D. Merritt, Charles, C.C. Kim, M. Kim, J.R. Meyer, G. Wysocki, Optics Letters, Vol. 44 (2019)

4. Cavity Attenuated Phase Shift Faraday Rotation Spectroscopy, C.L Patrick, J. Westberg,  and G. Wysocki,  Analytical Chemistry 91 (2019)

5. Importance of Super-Emitter Natural Gas Well Pads in the Marcellus Shale, Dana R. Caulton, Jessica Lu, Haley M. Lane, Bernhard Buchholz, Jeffrey P. Fitts, Levi M. Golston, Xuehui Guo, Qi Li, James McSpiritt, Da Pan, Lars Wendt, E. Bou-Zeid, and Mark A. Zondlo, Environ. Sci. Technol., DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06965 (2019)

6. ICL-based mid-infrared carbon dioxide sensor system for deep-sea natural gas hydrate exploration, Zhiwei Liu, Chuantao Zheng, Chen Chen, Yafei Li, Hongtao Xie, Qiang Ren, Yiding Wang, and Frank K. Tittel, Optics Express 27 (2019)

7. A high-resolution modeling study of a heat wave-driven ozone exceedance event in New York City and surrounding regions, Kaihui Zhao, Yunxuan Bao, Jianping Huang, Yonghua Wu, Fred Moshary, Mark Arend, Yongwei Wang, Xuhui Lee, Atmospheric Environment 199 (2019)

8. A hollow-core photonic band-gap fiber based methane sensor system capable of reduced mode interference noise, Lien Hu, Chuantao Zheng, Dan Yao, Di Yu, Zhiwei Liu, Jie Zheng, Yising Wang, Frank K. Tittel, Infrared Physics & Technology 97 (2019)  

2018

  1. Performance Enhancement of Methane Detection Using a Novel Self-Adaptive Mid-Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy Technique, Fang Song, Chuantao Zheng, Wanhong Yan, Wei Lin Ye, Yu Zhang, Yiding Wang, Frank K. Tittel, IEEE Photonics Journal 10 (2018)
  2. Natural Gas Fugitive Leak Detection Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: Measurement System Description and Mass Balance Approach, Shuting Yang, Robert W. Talbot, Michael B. Frish, Levi M. Golston, Nicholas F. Aubut, Mark A. Zondlo,  Christopher Gretencord, James McSpiritt, Atmosphere 9 (2018)
  3. Review of Incoherent Broadband Cavity-Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy (IBBCEAS) for Gas Sensing, C .Zheng , Y. Zhang , Y. Wang  and F.K. Tittel, Sensors 18 (2018)
  4. Nitrous oxide quartz-enhanced photoacoustic detection employing a broadband distributed-feedback quantum cascade laser array, M. Giglio, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, A. Zifarelli, R. Blanchard,  C. Pfluegl, M F. Witinski, D. Vakhshoori, F.K. Tittel, V. Spagnolo, Applied Physics Letters 113 (2018)
  5. Frequency-locked cavity ring-down Faraday rotation spectroscopy, Jakob Hayden, Jonas Westberg, Charles Link Patrick, Bernhard Lendl, and Gerard Wysocki,  Opt. Lett. 43, 5046-5049 (2018)
  6. Quantifying uncertainties from mobile-laboratory-derived emissions of well pads using inverse Gaussian methods, D.R. Caulton, Q. Li, E. Bou-Zeid, J. P. Fitts, L.M. Golston, D.  Pan, J. Lu, H.M. Lane, B. Buchholz, X. Guo, J. McSpiritt, L. Wendt, and M.A. Zondlo, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18 ( 2018)
  7. Natural Gas Fugitive Leak Detection Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: Localization and Quantification of Emission Rate, L.M.Golston, N.F. Aubut, M.B. Frish, S. Yang, R.W. Talbot, C. Gretencord, J. McSpiritt and M.A. Zondlo, Atmosphere 9 (2018)
  8. Dual-comb spectroscopy using plasmon-enhanced-waveguide dispersion-compensated quantum cascade lasers, Authors: J. Westberg, L. Sterczewski, F. Kapsalidis, Y. Bidaux, J. Wolf, M. Beck, J. Faist, and G. Wysocki, Optics Letters 43 (2018)
  9. Optical frequency comb Faraday rotation spectroscopy, A. C. Johansson , J. Westberg, G. Wysocki, and A. Foltynowicz, Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics 5, (2018)
  10. Loss mechanisms Determining the Quality Factors in Quartz Tuning Forks Vibrating at the Fundamental and First Overtone Mode, Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, V. Mackowiak, H. Rossmadl, A. Cable, F.K. Tittel, and V. Spagnolo, IEEE (2018)
  11. Modeling NH4NO3 Over the San Joaquin Valley During the 2013 DISCOVER‐AQ Campaign; J.T. Kelly, C.L. Parworth, Q. Zhang, D.J. Miller, K. Sun, M.A. Zondlo, K. R. Baker, A. Wisthaler, J. B. Nowak, S.E. Pusede, R.C. Cohen, A.J. Weinheimer, A.J. Beyersdorf, G.S. Tonnesen, J.O. Bash, L.C. Valin, J.H. Crawford, A. Fried, and J.G. Walega, J. Geophys. Res-Atmos. (2018)
  12. Intra-continental wildfire smoke transport and impact on local air quality observed by ground-based and satellite remote sensing in New York City, Wu, Yonghua, Arapi, Anjeza; Huang, Jianping; Gross, Barry, and Moshary, Fred, Atmospheric Environment, 187, (2018)
  13. Dual-feedback mid-infrared cavity-enhances absorption spectroscopy for H2CO detection using a radio-frequency electrically-modulated interbank cascade laser, Q. He, C. Zheng, M. Lou, W. Ye, Y. Wang, and F.K. Tittel, Optics Express 26 (2018)
  14. Special Section Guest Editorial: Quantum and Interband Cascade Lasers with Applications, J.R. Meyer, I. Vurgaftman, and G. Wysocki, Optical Engineering 57 (2018)
  15. HCN ppt-level detection based on an EDFA-QEPAS sensor with miniaturized 3D-printed photoacoustic detection channel, Y. He, Y. Ma, Y. Tong, X. Yu, and F.K. Tittel, Optics Express 26 (2018)
  16. Doubly Q-switched Tape casting YAG/Nd:YAG/YAG ceramic laser Y. Ma, Y. He, Z. Peng, R. Yan, X. Li, X. Yu, Y. Tong, L. Ge, J. Li, F.K. Tittel, of Modern Optics (2018)
  17. Multi-pass cell-assisted photoacoustic/photothermal spectroscopy of gases using quantum cascade laser excitation and heterodyne interferometric signal detection K. Krzempek, A. Hudzikowski, A. Głuszek, G. Dudzik, K. Abramski, G. Wysocki, and M. Nikodem, Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics  5 (2018)
  18. Interband cascade laser-based ppbv-level mid-infrared methane detection using two digital lock-in amplifier schemes, F. Song, C. Zheng, D. Yu, Y. Zhou, W. Yan, W. Ye, Y. Zheng, Y. Wang, F.K. Tittel, Applied Physics B 124: 51 (2018)
  19. Ppbv-Level Ethane Detection Using Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy with a Continuous-Wave, Room Temperature Interband Cascade Laser, C. Li, L. Dong, C. Zheng, J. Lin, Y. Wang, and F.K. Tittel, MDPI Sensors, 18, 723 (2018)
  20. Recent advances in quartz enhanced photoacoustic sensing, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, L. Dong, F. K. Tittel, and V. Spagnolo Applied Physics Reviews 5, (2018)
  21. Thermal effects of an ICL-based mid-infrared CH4 sensor within a wide atmospheric temperature range, W. Ye, C. Zheng, N.P. Sanchez, A.V. Girija, Q. He, H. Zheng, R.J. Griffin, and F.K. Tittel, Infrared Physics & Technology: 89, 299-303 (2018)
  22. Methane fluxes from tree stems and soils along a habitat gradient,  Scott L. Pitz, J. Patrick Megonigal, Chih-Han Chang, K. Szlavecz, Biogeochemistry 137 (2018) 
  23. Heterodyne interferometric signal retrieval in photoacoustic spectroscopy, K. Krzempek, G. Dudzik, K. Abramski, G. Wysocki, P. Jaworski, and M. Nikodem, Optics Express 26 (2018)
  24. Quantum cascade laser-based analyzer for hydrogen sulfide detection at sub-parts-per-million levels, M. Nikodem, K. Krzempek, D. Stachowiak, G. Wysocki, Optical Engineering 57 (2018)
  25. Low-loss and single mode tapered hollow-core waveguides optically coupled with interband and quantum cascade lasers, M. Giglio, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, J.M. Kriesel, V. Spagnolo, F.K. Tittel, Optical Engineering, 57, 011004 (2018)
  26. High-Power DFB Diode Laser-Based CO-QEPAS Sensor: Optimization and Performance, Y. Ma, Y. Tong, Y. He, X. Yu, F.K. Tittel, Sensors, 18, 122 (2018)
  27. Exploratory study of atmospheric methane enhancements derived from natural gas use in the Houston urban area, N. P. Sancheza, C. Zheng, W. Yeb, B. Czadera, D.S. Cohana, F.K. Tittel, R.J. Griffina, Atmospheric Environment 176 (2018)
  28. Application of acoustic micro-resonators in quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy for trace gas analysis, Z. Huadan, L. Dong, H. Wu, X. Yin, L. Xiao, S. Jia, R. Curl, F. Titttel, Chemical Physics Letters 691 (2018)

2017

  1. Applications of synergistic combination of remote sensing and in-situ measurements on urban monitoring of air quality, A. Diaz, V. Dominguez, M. Campmier, Y. Wu, M. Arend, D. Vladutescu, B. Gross, F. Moshary, Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, v 10406, 2017, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring 2017
  2. Multiheterodyne spectroscopy using interband cascade lasers, L.A. Sterczewski, J. Westberg, C.L. Patrick, C. S. Kim, M. Kim, C.L. Canedy, W.W. Bewley, C.D. Merritt, I.Vurgaftman, J.R. Meyer, and G. Wysocki, Optical Engineering 57(1) 011014 (2017)
  3. Optical heterodyne-enhanced chirped laser dispersion spectroscopy, G. Plant, Y. Chen, and G. Wysocki, Optics Letters 42, July 2017.
  4. Lightweight mid‑IR methane sensor for unmanned aerial systems, L. Golston, L. Tao, C. Brosy, K. Schäfer, B. Wolf, J. McSpiritt, B. Buchholz, D. Caulton, D. Pan, M. Zondlo, D. Yoel, H. Kunstmann, and M. McGregor Applied Physics B 123:170 (2017)
  5. Effluent gas flux characterization during pyrolysis of chicken manure, Clark, S.C., R.A. Ryals, D.J. Miller, C.A. Mullen, D. Pan, M.A. Zondlo, A.A. Boateng, and M.G. Hastings ACS Sustainable Chem. and Engineering 2017.
  6. Impact of heatwave on a megacity: an observational analysis of New York City during July 2016, P. Ramamurthy, J. González, L. Ortiz, M. Arend, and F. Moshary, Environmental Research Letters, 5 (2017)
  7. Cavity ring-down Faraday rotation spectroscopy for oxygen detection, Westberg, and G. Wysocki, Applied Physics B 123.5: 168 (2017)
  8. Mid-infrared multiheterodyne spectroscopy with phase-locked quantum cascade lasers, Applied Physics Letters 110.14: 141108 (2017) Westberg, L. Sterczewski, and G. Wysocki
  9. Multi-heterodyne spectroscopy using Fabry-Perot interband cascade lasers for trace gas detection: a feasibility assessment, Patrick, L. Sterczewski, J. Westberg, W. Bewley, C. Merritt, C. Canedy, C. Kim, M. Kim, I. Vurgaftman, J. Meyer, and G. Wysocki, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 10123. (2017).
  10. Molecular dispersion spectroscopy based on Fabry–Perot quantum cascade lasers, Sterczewski, J. Westberg, and G. Wysocki, Opt. Lett. 42, 243-246 (2017).
  11. Fundamental Noise Characteristics of Chirped Laser Dispersion Spectroscopy, Genevieve Plant, A. Hangauer, and G. Wysocki, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 23 ( 2017)
  12. Differential Optical Dispersion Spectroscopy, M. Nikodem and G. Wysocki, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 23 ( 2017)
  13. A Miniaturized QEPAS Trace Gas Sensor With a 3D Printed Acoustic Detection Module, X. Yang, Y. Xiao, Y. Ma, Y. He, F.K. Tittel,  Sensors, 17, 1750 (2017)
  14. Repetitively mode-locked cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy (RML-CEAS) for near-infrared gas sensing, Q. He, M. Lou, C. Zheng, W. Ye, Y. Wang, F.K. Tittel, Sensors: 17, 2792 (2017)
  15. Interband cascade laser based mid-infrared methane sensor system using a novel electrical-domain self-adaptive direct laser absorption spectroscopy (SA-DLAS), F. Song, C. Zheng, W. Yan, W. Ye, Y. Wang, F.K. Tittel, Optics Express: 25,  31876-31888 (2017)
  16. Ppb-level detection of ammonia based on  QEPAS using a power amplified laser and a low resonance frequency quartz tuning fork, Y. Ma, Y. He, Y. Tong, X. Yu, F.K. Tittel, Optics Express: 25, 29356-29364 (2017)
  17. Development and Measurements of a Mid-Infrared Multi-Gas Sensor System for CO, CO2 and CH4 Detection, M. Dong, C. Zheng, S. Miao, Y. Zhang, Q. Du, Y. Wang, F.K. Tittel, Sensors 17: 2221 (2017)
  18. Compact photoacoustic module for methane detection incorporating interband cascade light emitting device, H. Zheng, M. Lou, L. Dong, H. Wu, W. Ye, X. Yin, C.S. Kim, M. Kim, W.W. Bewley, C.D. Merritt, C.L. Canedy, M.V. Warren, I. Vurgaftman, J. Meyer, and F. Tittel Optics Express 25 (2017)
  19. Dual quantum cascade laser‑based sensor for simultaneous NO and NO2 detection using a wavelength modulation‑division multiplexing technique, Y. Yu, N.P. Sanchez, F. Yi, C. Zheng, W. Ye, H. Wu, R. Griffin, and F. Tittel  Applied Physics B 123 (2017)
  20. Beat frequency quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy for fast and calibration-free continuous trace-gas monitoring, H. Wu, L. Dong, H. Zheng, Y. Yu, W. Ma, l. Zhang, W. Yin, L. Xiao, S. Jia, F. Tittel  Nature Communications (2017)
  21. Simultaneous dual-gas QEPAS detection based on a fundamental and overtone combined vibration of quartz tuning fork, H. Wu, X. Yin, L. Dong, K. Pei, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, H. Zheng, W. Ma, L. Zhang, W. Yin, L. Xiao, V. Spagnolo, S. Jia, F. Tittel  Appl. Phys. Letters 110, (2017)
  22. Sub-ppb nitrogen dioxide detection with a large linear dynamic range by use of a differential photoacoustic cell and a 3.5W blue multimode diode laser, X. Yin, L. Dong, H. Wu, H. Zheng, W. Ma, L. Zhang, W. Yin, S. Jia, F. Tittel  Sensors and Actuators: B, 247(2017)
  23. Ultra-high sensitive acetylene detection using quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy with a fiber-amplified diode laser and a 30.72 kHz quartz tuning fork, Y.  Ma, Y. He, L. Zhang, X. Yu , J. Zhang, R. Sun, F. Tittel   Applied Physics Letters 110 (2017)
  24. Quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectrophones exploiting custom tuning forks: a review P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, Y. Bidaux, A. Bismuto, M. Scott, J. Jiang, A. Muller, J. Faist, F. Tittel, and V. Spagnolo Advances in Physics: X, 2.1 (2017) (open access)
  25. Mid-Infrared Trace Gas Sensor Technology Based on Intracavity Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy, J. Wojtas, A. K. Gluszek, A. Hudzikowski, F. Tittel, MDPI Sensors, 17 (2017)
  26. Double antinode excited quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectrophone, H. Zheng, L. Dong, P. Patimisco, H. Wu, A. Sampaolo, X. Yin, S. Li, W. Ma, L. Zhang, W. Yin, L. Xiao, V. Spagnolo, S. Jia, and F. Tittel  Applied Physics Letters 110 (2017)
  27. Development and field deployment of a mid-infrared methane sensor without pressure control using interband cascade laser absorption spectroscopy, C. Zheng, W. Ye, N. P. Sanchez, C. Li, L. Dong, Y. Wang, R. J. Griffin, and F. Tittel  Sensors and Actuators B 244 (2017)
  28. Vehicle Emissions as an Important Urban Ammonia Source in the United States and China, K. Sun, L. Tao, D. Miller, D. Pan, L. Golston, M. Zondlo, R. Griffin, H. Wallace, Y. Leong, M. Yang, Y. Zhang, D. Mauzerall, and T. Zhu Environ. Sci. Technol., 51 (2017)
  29. Temperate forest methane sink diminished by tree emissions, S. Pitz, J.P. Megonigal, New Phytologist 2017.
  30. Dynamical conditions of ice supersaturation and ice nucleation in convective systems:  a comparative analysis between in-situ aircraft observations and WRF simulations, D’Alessandro, J.J., M. Diao, C. Wu, X. Liu, M. Chen, H. Morrison, T. Eidhammer, J.B. Jensen, A. Bansemer, M.A. Zondlo, and J.P. DiGangi  J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos. (2017)
Materials and devices

2018

  1. Two-band ZnCdSe/ZnCdMgSe quantum well infrared photodetector, Y. Kaya, Yasin, A. Ravikumar, G. Chen, M. Tamargo, A. Shen, and C. Gmachl, AIP Advances 8, 075105 (2018)
  2. Implementation of an integrating sphere for the enhancement of noninvasive glucose detection using quantum cascade laser spectroscopy, A. Werth, S. Liakat, A. Dong,  C.M. Woods, and C.F.  Gmachl, Source: Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 5 (2018)
    Leaky electronic states for photovoltaic photodetectors based on asymmetric superlattices, Penello, Germano Maioli Pereira, Pedro Henrique; Pires, Mauricio Pamplona; Sivco, Deborah; Gmachl, Claire; Souza, Patricia Lustoza Source: Applied Physics Letters 3, (2018)
  3. Reduced twinning and surface roughness of Bi2Se3and Bi2Te3layers grown by molecular beam epitaxy on sapphire substrates, I. Levy, T.A. Garcia, S. Shafique, and M.C. Tamargo; Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 36 (2018)
  4. Ultrafast z-scanning for high-efficiency laser micro-machining,T.-H. Chen, R. Fardel, and C. B. Arnold, Light: Science & Applications, (2018)
  5. The harmonic state of quantum cascade lasers: origin, control, and prospective applications, M. Piccardo, P. Chevalier, T.S. Mansuripur, D. Kazakov, Y. Wang, N. A. Rubin, L. Meadowcroft, A. Belyanin, and F. Capasso, Optics Express 26 (2018)

2017

  1. Growth and Properties of Wide Bandgap (ZnSe)m (ZnxCd(1-x)Se)n Short-period Superlattices, T. A. Garcia, M. C. Tamargo, Journal of Crystal Growth 480 (2017) 
  2. Bi2Se3 van der Waals Virtual Substrates for II–VI Heterostructures, T. A. Garcia, V. Deligiannakis, C. Forrester, I. Levy and M. C. Tamargo, Phys. Status Solidi (2017)
  3. High-power spiral cavity quantum cascade superluminescent emitters with a passive loop back facet, M.C. Zheng, Y.M. Zhang, P.Q. Liu, X. Wang, J-Y Fan, M. Troccoli, and C.F. Gmachl, Optical Engineering 57(1), 011001 (2017)
  4. Spin dynamics of ZnSe-ZnTe nanostructures grown by migration enhanced molecular beam epitaxy, V. Deligiannakis, S. Dhomkar, H.Ji, D. Pagliero, I. Kuskovsky, C. Meriles, and M. Tamargo, Journal of Applied Physics 211 (2017)
  5. Decoherence in semiconductor nanostructures with type-II band alignment: All-optical measurements using Aharonov-Bohm excitons, I. L. Kuskovsky, L. G. Mourokh, B. Roy, H. Ji, S. Dhomkar, J. Ludwig, D. Smirnov, and M. Tamargo  Phys. Rev. B 95, (2017)
  6. Stability of High-Density Two-Dimensional Excitons against a Mott Transition in High Magnetic Fields Probed by Coherent Terahertz Spectroscopy, Q. Zhang, Y. Wang, W. Gao, Z. Long, J. D. Watson, M.J. Manfra, A. Belyanin, and J. Kono  Physical Review Letters 117 (2016)