Title :
Observation of THz emission from InAs nanowires
Author :
Seletskiy, D. ; Hasselbeck, M.P. ; Sheik-Bahae, M. ; Cederberg, J.G. ; Chuang, L.C. ; Moewe, M. ; Chang-Hasnain, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM
Abstract :
We report THz emission from free standing InAs nanowires. The radiation is attributed to coherent plasmon motion excited by ultrashort laser pulses and exhibits power enhancement and spectral red-shift compared to an InAs planar surface.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; nanowires; red shift; semiconductor quantum wires; submillimetre wave spectra; InAs; InAs nanowires; InAs planar surface; THz emission; coherent plasmon motion; power enhancement; spectral red-shift; ultrashort laser pulses; Electromagnetic radiation; Laser excitation; Nanowires; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Plasmons; Stimulated emission; Substrates; Surface emitting lasers; Wires; 300.6495; 310.6628; 320.7130;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
