• DocumentCode
    3056270
  • Title

    Generation of THz surface waves by a superluminous optical spot

  • Author

    Bakunov, M.I. ; Maslov, A.V. ; Bodrov, S.B. ; Hangyo, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Radiophys., Nizhny Novgorod Univ., Russia
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    27 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004
  • Firstpage
    357
  • Lastpage
    358
  • Abstract
    We show that surface waves - surface plasmon-polariton (SPP) with frequencies in the THz range can be excited at semiconductor surfaces by optical beams that scan the surface. This technique opens new ways to build THz sources and perform surface spectroscopy.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; laser beam effects; polaritons; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre wave spectra; submillimetre waves; surface plasmons; GaAs; THz sources; THz surface wave generation; optical beams; polariton; semiconductor surface spectroscopy; superluminous optical spot; surface plasmon; Biomedical optical imaging; Frequency; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Surface contamination; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2004 and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2004. Conference Digest of the 2004 Joint 29th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8490-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2004.1422106
  • Filename
    1422106