Title :
Quasi-phase matched electro-optic terahertz detector
Author :
Darmo, Juraj ; Unterrainer, K.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Inst., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
An enhanced electro-optic detector of the far and mid-infrared radiation is presented. A quasi-phase matching approach is used to address low sensitivity of the detector at multi-terahertz frequencies. Demonstrated concept enables to increase the sensitivity especially for the high frequencies by order of magnitude.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; infrared detectors; optical phase matching; optical sensors; terahertz wave detectors; electro-optic THz sensor; electro-optic terahertz detector; mid-infrared radiation; quasiphase matching; Birefringence; Detectors; Electrooptic devices; Frequency; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Probes; (040.2235) Detectors, far infrared or terahertz; (190.4360) Nonlinear optics, devices; (300.6495) Spectroscopy, terahertz;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
