• DocumentCode
    1654574
  • Title

    Coherent detection of multiband terahertz radiation using a surface plasmon-polariton based photoconductive antenna

  • Author

    Liu, Shuchang ; Shou, Xiang ; Nahata, Ajay

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a dipole antenna that utilizes surface plasmons for enhanced sensitivity of narrowband coherent terahertz detection. We also describe properties of a multiband dipole detector that would allow for enhanced sensitivity at multiple frequencies.
  • Keywords
    dipole antennas; nanophotonics; optical variables measurement; photoconductivity; polaritons; surface plasmons; terahertz wave detectors; coherent detection; dipole antenna; multiband terahertz radiation; narrowband coherent terahertz detection; photoconductive antenna; surface plasmon-polariton; surface plasmons; Apertures; Detectors; Dipole antennas; Frequency measurement; Narrowband; Resonant frequency; Sensitivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325695