Title :
Compact optical/THz signal converter using photo-generated carrier gate in THz waveguide
Author :
Take, Daisuke ; Shirao, Mizuki ; Maruyama, Kaoru ; Nishiyama, Nobuhiko ; Asada, Masahiro ; Arai, Shigehisa
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A novel structure of optical to THz signal converter consisting of a plasmon waveguide at THz range is proposed and analyzed. High conversion rate between optical and THz signals was estimated. It can be integrated with optical waveguide and THz RTD oscillator.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical waveguides; plasmons; THz RTD oscillator; THz waveguide; optical waveguide; optical/THz signal converter; photo-generated carrier gate; plasmon waveguide; Nonlinear optics; Optical imaging; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358538
