Title :
Generation of terahertz radiation from photoconductive switch on zinc oxide single crystal
Author :
Ono, Shingo ; Murakami, Hidetoshi ; Quema, Alex ; Diwa, Gilbert ; Sarukura, Nobuhiko ; Nagasaka, Ryujiro ; Ichikawa, Yo ; Ohshima, Eriko ; Ogino, Hiraku ; Yoshikawa, Akira ; Fukuda, Tsuguo
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan
Abstract :
Terahertz pulses generated from photoconductive switch fabricated on zinc oxide (ZnO) single crystal is presented. High transparent nature of ZnO in visible, near-infrared, mid-infrared and terahertz regions will pave the way for integrated active optics.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical materials; photoconducting materials; photoconducting switches; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre waves; transparency; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; ZnO; integrated active optics; photoconductive switch; terahertz radiation generation; transparency; zinc oxide single crystal; Crystalline materials; Laser excitation; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Photoconducting materials; Photoconductivity; Surface emitting lasers; Switches; Wideband; Zinc oxide;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202332
