Title :
Terahertz plasmonic antennas for Quantum Cascade Lasers
Author :
Akalin, Tahsin ; Maineult, Wilfried ; Gellie, Pierre ; Peytavit, Emilien ; Andronico, Alessio ; Filloux, Pascal ; Leo, Giuseppe ; Lampin, Jean-Francois ; Sirtori, Carlo ; Beere, Harvey E. ; Ritchie, David A. ; Barbieri, Stefano
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´´Electron. de Microelectron. et de Nanotechnol. (IEMN), Univ. de Lille 1, Villeneuve d´´Ascq, France
Abstract :
Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL) are probably the most promising sources for Terahertz wave generation. The key issue especially for double metal QCLs is the extraction and the beam shaping of the emitted power. We propose a solution with a TEM-Horn Antenna and we compare it to the most recently proposed solutions: plasmonic array, Silicon-lens etc. New Terahertz antenna designs will also be presented.
Keywords :
beam steering; horn antennas; quantum cascade lasers; terahertz wave generation; TEM-horn antenna; beam shaping; double metal QCL; plasmonic array; quantum cascade lasers; silicon lens; terahertz plasmonic antennas; terahertz wave generation; Antenna arrays; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency; Horn antennas; Laser beams; Lenses; Plasmons; Quantum cascade lasers; Silicon; Temperature; Antenna; Plasmonic; Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL); Terahertz;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2009. APMC 2009. Asia Pacific
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2801-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2802-1
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2009.5385404
