Publications

  • Benirschke, D. J., Han, N. & Burghoff, D. Frequency comb ptychoscopy. Nature Communications 12, 4244 (2021). (pdf)

    Burghoff, D., “Unraveling the origin of frequency modulated combs using active cavity mean-field theory,” Optica 7, 1781–1787 (2020). (pdf)

  • Han, Z., Ren, D. & Burghoff, D., “Sensitivity of SWIFT spectroscopy,” Optics Express, 28, 6002–6017 (2020). (pdf)
  • N. Han, G. N. West, A. H. Atabaki, D. Burghoff, and R. J. Ram, “Compact and high-precision wavemeters using the Talbot effect and signal processing,” Optics Letters, vol. 44, no. 17, pp. 4187–4190, Sep. 2019. (link)
  • N. Henry, D. Burghoff, Q. Hu, and J. Khurgin, “Study of Spatio-temporal Character of Frequency Combs Generated by Quantum Cascade Lasers,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, pp. 1–1, 2019. (link)
  • D. Burghoff, N. Han, F. Kapsalidis, N. Henry, M. Beck, J. Khurgin, J. Faist, and Q. Hu, “Microelectromechanical control of the state of quantum cascade laser frequency combs,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 115, no. 2, p. 021105, Jul. 2019. (pdf, part of APL’s On-Chip Mid-Infrared and THz Frequency Combs for Spectroscopy Collection)
  • D. Burghoff, N. Han, and J. H. Shin, “Generalized method for the computational phase correction of arbitrary dual comb signals,” Opt. Lett., vol. 44, no. 12, pp. 2966–2969, Jun. 2019. (pdf, Github repository)
  • L.A. Sterczewski, J. Westberg, Y. Yang, D. Burghoff, J. Reno, Q. Hu, and G. Wysocki, “Terahertz hyperspectral imaging with dual chip-scale combs,” Optica, vol. 6, no. 6, p. 766, Jun. 2019. (link)
  • David Burghoff, Yang Yang, and Qing Hu, “Computationally-assisted multi-heterodyne spectroscopy,” U.S. Patent No. 10,126,170 B2 (2018). (pdf)
  • Jacob Khurgin, Nathan Henry, David Burghoff, and Qing Hu, “Linewidth of the laser optical frequency comb with arbitrary temporal profile,” Applied Physics Letters 113, 131104 (2018). (link)
  • Yang Yang, Andrew Paulsen, David Burghoff, John L. Reno, and Qing Hu, “Lateral Heterogeneous Integration of Quantum Cascade Lasers,” ACS Photonics 5 (7), 2742-2747 (2018). (link)
  • Nathan Henry, David Burghoff, Qing Hu, and Jacob B. Khurgin, “Temporal characteristics of quantum cascade laser frequency modulated combs in long wave infrared and THz regions,” Optics Express 26, 14201-14212 (2018). (link)
  • Yang Yang, David Burghoff, John L. Reno, and Qing Hu, “Achieving comb formation over the entire lasing range of quantum cascade lasers,” Optics Letters 42, 3888 (2017). (link)
  • Nathan Henry, David Burghoff, Yang Yang, Qing Hu, Jacob B. Khurgin, “Pseudorandom dynamics of frequency combs in free-running quantum cascade lasers,” Optical Engineering 57, 1 (2017). (link)
  • Petar Tzenov, David Burghoff, Qing Hu, Christian Jirauschek, “Analysis of operating regimes of terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency combs,” IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology 99, 1-9 (2017). (link)
  • David Burghoff, Yang Yang, John L. Reno, and Qing Hu, “Dispersion dynamics of quantum cascade lasers,” Optica, 3, 2334-2536 (2016). (pdf, supplementary)
  • David Burghoff, Yang Yang, and Qing Hu, “Computational multiheterodyne spectroscopy,” Science Advances, 2, e1601227 (2016). (pdf, supplementary)
  • Petar Tzenov, David Burghoff, Qing Hu, Christian Jirauschek, “Time domain modeling of terahertz quantum cascade lasers for frequency comb generation,” Optics Express 24, 23232-23247 (2016). (link)
  • Yang Yang, David Burghoff, Darren J. Hayton, Jian-Rong Gao, John L. Reno, and Qing Hu, “Terahertz multiheterodyne spectroscopy using laser frequency combs,” Optica, 3, 499 (2016). (pdf, supplementary, Special Collection on Frequency Combs)
  • David Burghoff, Yang Yang, Darren J. Hayton, Jian-Rong Gao, John L. Reno, and Qing Hu, “Evaluating the coherence and time-domain profile of quantum cascade laser frequency combs,” Optics Express, 23, 1190–1202 (2015). (pdf, notes on SWIFTS)
  • David Burghoff, “Broadband terahertz photonics,” Ph.D. thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2014). (pdf)
  • Ningren Han, Alexander de Geofroy, Chun Wang I. Chan, David P. Burghoff, Alan Wei Min Lee, John L. Reno, and Qing Hu, “Broadband all-electronically tunable terahertz quantum cascade lasers,” Optics Letters 39, 3480 (2014). (link)
  • David Burghoff, Tsung-Yu Kao, Ningren Han, Chun Wang Chan, Xiaowei Cai, Yang Yang, Darren Hayton, Jian-Rong Gao, John L. Reno, Qing Hu, “Terahertz laser frequency combs,” Nature Photonics 8, 462 (2014). (pdf, supplementarycover image)
  • David Burghoff, Chun Wang Ivan Chan, Qing Hu, John Reno, “Gain measurements of scattering-assisted terahertz quantum cascade lasers,” Applied Physics Letters 100, 261111 (2012). (pdf)
  • Alan Wei Min Lee, Tsung-Yu Kao, David Burghoff, Qing Hu, and John L. Reno, “Terahertz Tomography Using Quantum-Cascade Lasers,” Optics Letters 37, 217 (2012). (link)
  • David Burghoff, Tsung-Yu Kao, Dayan Ban, Alan Wei Min Lee, Qing Hu, and John Reno, “A terahertz pulse emitter monolithically integrated with a quantum cascade laser,” Applied Physics Letters 98, 061112 (2011). (pdf)

Selected presentations

  • David Burghoff, “Frequency comb ptychoscopy: folded spectroscopy of arbitrary sources using combs,” Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology II, SPIE Photonics West, vol. 12016 (2022). (Invited, abstract)
  • David Burghoff, “Heterodyne receiving with frequency combs: towards simultaneous ultrabroadband spectroscopy,” Proceedings of the 31st IEEE International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Tempe, AZ, March 2020. (pdf)
  • David Burghoff, Ningren Han, Filippos Kapsalidis, Nathan Henry, Mattias Beck, Jacob Khurgin, Jerome Faist, Qing Hu, “Optomechanical control of quantum cascade laser frequency combs,” SPIE Photonics West 2019, San Francisco, CA, February 2019. (abstract)
  • David Burghoff, “Terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency combs,” 14th International Conference on Mid-IR Optoelectronics: Materials and Devices, Flagstaff, AZ, October 2018. (Invited, abstract)
  • David Burghoff, “Terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency combs,” International Semiconductor Laser Conference, Santa Fe, NM, September 2018. (Invited, abstract)
  • David Burghoff, “Chip-scale terahertz frequency combs and multiheterodyne spectroscopy,” OSA Webinar, December 2017. (Invited)
  • David Burghoff, “Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser Combs and Multiheterodyne Spectroscopy,” OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, Optical Sensors, July 2017. (Invited)
  • David Burghoff, Yang Yang, and Qing Hu, “Terahertz quantum cascade laser combs and multiheterodyne spectroscopy,” Terahertz Mansion Meeting, May 2017 (Invited)
  • David Burghoff, Yang Yang, and Qing Hu, “Terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency combs,” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, May 2017. (Invited)
  • David Burghoff, Yang Yang, and Qing Hu, “Terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency combs: spectroscopy and physics,” Lincoln Laboratory seminar, November 2016. (Invited)
  • David Burghoff, Yang Yang, John L. Reno, and Qing Hu, “Coherent breathing of laser modes in terahertz quantum cascade lasers,” The 13th International Conference on Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Wells, Vienna, Austria, September 6-11 (2015). (abstract)
  • David Burghoff, Yang Yang, Darren J. Hayton, Jian-Rong Gao, John L. Reno, and Qing Hu, “Evaluating the temporal profile of quantum cascade laser frequency combs,” CLEO: 2015, San Jose, CA, May 11-15 (2015). (abstract)
  • David Burghoff, “Terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency combs,” International Quantum Cascade Lasers School & Workshop 2014, Policoro, Italy, September 7-12 (2014). (Invited) (abstract)
  • David Burghoff, Tsung-Yu Kao, Ningren Han, Chun Wang Ivan Chan, Darren J. Hayton, Jian-Rong Gao, John L. Reno, Qing Hu, “Development of terahertz laser frequency combs,” CLEO: 2014, San Jose, CA, June 8-13 (2014). (abstract)
  • David Burghoff, Tsung-Yu Kao, Ningren Han, Qing Hu, Darren J. Hayton, Jian-Rong Gao, John Reno, “Terahertz Laser Frequency Combs,” University of Massachusetts, Boston, December 4 (2013). (invited seminar)
  • David Burghoff, Ningren Han, Tsung-Yu Kao, David Levonian, Qing Hu, and John Reno, “Evidence of comb formation in terahertz quantum cascade lasers,” The 12th International Conference on Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Wells, New York, September 16-20 (2013). (abstract)
  • David Burghoff, Tsung-Yu Kao, Dayan Ban, Alan Wei Min Lee, John L. Reno, and Qing Hu, “Gain measurements of terahertz quantum cascade lasers using independent mode-matched emitters,” The 11th International Conference on Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Wells, Sardinia, Italy, September 1-17 (2011). (abstract)
  • David Burghoff, Tsung-Yu Kao, Dayan Ban, Alan Lee, John Reno, and Qing Hu, “Gain measurements of a metal-metal terahertz quantum cascade laser using an integrated terahertz pulse emitter,” CLEO: 2011, Baltimore, MD, May 5 (2011). (abstract)
  • David Burghoff, Dayan Ban, Sushil Kumar, Qing Hu, and John L. Reno, “Gain measurements of terahertz quantum-cascade lasers with metal-metal waveguides,” International Quantum Cascade Lasers School & Workshop, Florence, Italy, August 30 – September 03 (2010). (abstract)