Title :
Ultrabroadband THz wave detection using photoconductive antenna
Author :
Ashida, M. ; Akai, R. ; Shimosato, H. ; Katayama, I. ; Miyamoto, K. ; Ito, H.
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Toyonaka
Abstract :
We demonstrate ultrabroadband THz wave detection using a photoconductive antenna with a combination of an ultrashort pulsed laser with 5 fs pulse duration and a DAST crystal. We successfully detected an extremely wide frequency range from 0.5 to 170 THz.
Keywords :
antennas; submillimetre wave detectors; terahertz wave detectors; DAST crystal; frequency 0.5 THz to 170 THz; photoconductive antenna; time 5 fs; ultrabroadband THz wave detection; ultrashort pulsed laser; Frequency; Gases; Infrared detectors; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Photoconductivity; Radiation detectors; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2119-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2120-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665720
