• DocumentCode
    689346
  • Title

    Substantial radiation enhancement in photoconductive terahertz emitters by utilizing plasmonic contact electrodes

  • Author

    Berry, Christopher W. ; Hashemi, Mohammed R. ; Unlu, Mehmet ; Jarrahi, Mona

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate that utilizing plasmonic contact electrodes enhances the optical-to-terahertz conversion efficiency of photoconductive terahertz emitters and offers more than 50-times higher radiation powers compared to conventional photoconductive terahertz emission techniques without plasmonic electrodes.
  • Keywords
    electrodes; microwave photonics; photoconducting devices; plasmonics; terahertz wave devices; optical-to-terahertz conversion efficiency; photoconductive terahertz emitters; plasmonic contact electrodes; radiation powers; substantial radiation enhancement; Electrodes; Optical device fabrication; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Plasmons; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833729