DocumentCode
2674141
Title
Simulation of metallic nanostructures for emission of THz radiation using the lateral photo-Dember effect
Author
McBryde, Duncan ; Barnes, Mark E. ; Daniell, Geoff J. ; Chung, Aaron L. ; Mihoubi, Zakaria ; Quarterman, Adrian H. ; Wilcox, Keith G. ; Tropper, Anne C. ; Apostolopoulos, Vasilis
Author_Institution
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fYear
2011
fDate
2-7 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A 2D simulation for the lateral photo-Dember effect is used to calculate the THz emission of metallic nanostructures due to diffusion currents in order to realize a series of THz emitters.
Keywords
Dember effect; diffusion; gallium arsenide; gold; nanostructured materials; terahertz wave devices; terahertz wave generation; Au; THz emitter; THz radiation emission; diffusion current; lateral photo-Dember effect; metallic nanostructure simulation; Charge carrier processes; Electric fields; Electric potential; Lithography; Semiconductor device modeling; Spontaneous emission; Surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Houston, TX
ISSN
2162-2027
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN
2162-2027
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104994
Filename
6104994
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