Title :
Plasma sources & sensors of near terahertz radiation
Author :
Rudd, J.V. ; Zutavern, F.J. ; Collins, R.T. ; Mcpherson, L.A. ; Nelson, T.R. ; Luk, T.S. ; Cameron, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Terahertz radiation from optically-induced plasmas on metal, semiconductor, and dielectric surfaces is compared to electron-hole plasma radiation from GaAs and Ge. Electro-optic sampling and electric-field probes measure radiated field waveforms and distributions to 0.350 THz.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electro-optical effects; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; germanium; high-speed optical techniques; plasma light propagation; 0.350 THz; GaAs; Ge; electric-field probes; electro-optic sampling; electron-hole plasma radiation; near terahertz radiation; optically-induced plasmas; plasma sensors; plasma sources; Dielectrics; Gallium arsenide; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Plasma measurements; Plasma sources; Plasma waves; Probes; Sampling methods; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202330
