Title :
THz emission of narrow-gap HgCdTe films and HgTe/CdTe quantum well structures
Author :
Morozov, S.V. ; Gavrilenko, V.I. ; Rumyantsev, V.V. ; Antonov, A.V. ; Dubinov, Alexander A. ; Maremyanin, K.V. ; Krasilnikova, L.V. ; Aleshkin, Vladimir Ya ; Mihailov, N.N. ; Dvoretckiy, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Phys. of Microstructures, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
Investigation into emission of THz radiation in narrow gap HgCdTe layers and QWs is presented. The results are compared with THz photoconductivity spectra and relaxation kinetics. A possibility of THz lasing in CdHgTe waveguide QW structures is discussed.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; mercury compounds; photoconductivity; semiconductor quantum wells; semiconductor thin films; terahertz wave spectra; HgCdTe; HgTe-CdTe; THz emission; THz photoconductivity spectra; narrow gap film; quantum well structure; relaxation kinetics; Absorption; III-V semiconductor materials; Laser excitation; Photoconductivity; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665534
