DocumentCode
2986464
Title
Efficient photoconductive THz source with spatially shaped excitation
Author
Polley, Arup ; Kim, Joong H. ; Ralph, Stephen E.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1942
Abstract
Reduced screening and improved efficiency in terahertz power generation are achieved by line excitation of photoconductive sources. Screening limitations are explored computationally to optimize the source with highest efficiency reported to date.
Keywords
photoconducting devices; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre waves; photoconductive THz source; screening; terahertz power generation; Charge carrier density; Gallium arsenide; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Photoconductivity; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202328
Filename
1573394
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