Title :
Terahertz plasmon-induced dipole emission from a Schottky barrier
Author :
Straatsma, C.J.E. ; Baron, C.A. ; Egilmez, M. ; Chow, K.H. ; Jung, J. ; Elezzabi, A.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Abstract :
We report on terahertz modulation of a Schottky interface. An amplitude increase of ~12% is observed for terahertz pulses transmitted through dense ensembles of metallic microparticles containing a surface structure of CuxO/Au.
Keywords :
Schottky barriers; copper compounds; gold; plasmonics; terahertz waves; CuxO-Au; Schottky barrier; Schottky interface; metallic microparticle; terahertz modulation; terahertz plasmon induced dipole emission; EMP radiation effects; Frequency; Gold; Optical pulse generation; Plasmons; Schottky barriers; Spectroscopy; Switches; Time domain analysis; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2