Title :
The time-varying electric current in a Terahertz photoconductive switch
Author :
Jia, WanLi ; Shi, Wei ; Ji, WeiLi ; Dai, Huiying
Author_Institution :
Xi´´an Univ. of Technol., Xi´´an, China
Abstract :
A semiclassical Monte Carlo model is presented to study the time-varying conduct current and displacement current in a terahertz photoconductive switch after photoexcitation.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; gallium arsenide; microwave switches; photoconducting switches; photoexcitation; terahertz wave devices; GaAs; photoexcitation; semiclassical Monte Carlo model; terahertz photoconductive switch; time-varying electric current; Current density; Electromagnetic radiation; Gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Monte Carlo methods; Optical pulse generation; Photoconductivity; Surface emitting lasers; Switches; Voltage; Monte Carlo model; Terahertz; displacement current; transport current;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292603
