Title :
Plasmonics enhanced terahertz radiation from large area photoconductive emitters
Author :
Yardimci, Nezih T. ; Shang-Hua Yang ; Berry, Christopher W. ; Jarrahi, Mona
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a novel large area plasmonic photoconductive emitter and demonstrate pulsed terahertz generation with record-high radiation powers as high as 3.6 mW at an optical pump power of 150 mW over 0.1-5 THz frequency range.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical pumping; photoconducting devices; plasmonics; terahertz wave generation; frequency 0.1 THz to 5 THz; large area photoconductive emitters; optical pump power; plasmonics enhanced terahertz radiation; power 3.6 mW to 150 mW; pulsed terahertz generation; record-high radiation powers; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Plasmons; Stimulated emission; Large area emitters; Photoconduction; plasmonics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995376
