• DocumentCode
    521021
  • Title

    Intense terahertz generation based on the photo-Dember effect

  • Author

    Klatt, G. ; Hilser, F. ; Chao, W. ; Gebs, R. ; Bartels, A. ; Huska, K. ; Lemmer, U. ; Bastian, G. ; Johnston, M.B. ; Fischer, M. ; Faist, J. ; Dekorsy, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a new scheme for generating THz radiation based on the photo-Dember effect in lateral geometry. By micro-structuring a semiconductor surface we achieve strongly enhanced THz emission comparable to high-efficiency externally biased photoconductive emitters.
  • Keywords
    Charge carrier processes; Electron optics; Geometrical optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical pulse generation; Physics; Space charge; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500628