Title :
Terahertz emission from charge transport in inhomogeneous fields
Author :
Acuna, Guillermo P. ; Buersgens, Federico F. ; Lang, Christian ; Kersting, Roland
Author_Institution :
Photonics & Optoelectron. Group, Munich Univ., Munich
Abstract :
We study terahertz emission due to charge transport in inhomogeneous fields of semiconductor devices. The dependence on the applied field unveils individual constituents such as intervalley transfer of electrons and the contribution of hole transport.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; semiconductor devices; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre waves; charge transport; hole transport; intervalley electron transfer; semiconductor devices; terahertz emission; Acceleration; Charge carrier processes; Effective mass; Electrodes; Electron emission; Electron optics; Nonuniform electric fields; Photonics; Semiconductor devices; Stimulated emission; (020.1670) Coherent optical effects; (260.3090) Infrared, far; (320.5390) Picosecond phenomena;
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
