Title :
Terahertz emitter with integrated semiconductor Bragg mirror
Author :
Darmo, J. ; Müller, T. ; Strasser, G. ; Unterrainer, K. ; Tempea, G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Solid-State Electron., Univ. of Technol. Vienna, Austria
fDate :
3/6/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A photoconductive terahertz emitter with an integrated Bragg mirror is presented. The emitter exhibits improved terahertz emission efficiency due to Bragg mirror assisted increased light absorption in the resonant cavity and spatial confinement of the photocurrent.
Keywords :
integrated optics; mirrors; photoconducting devices; submillimetre wave generation; integrated semiconductor Bragg mirror; light absorption; photoconductive terahertz emitter; resonant cavity; spatial confinement;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030301
