• DocumentCode
    644467
  • Title

    Terahertz emission from lateral surge currents and suppression of dipoles under a metal mask

  • Author

    Barnes, M.E. ; McBryde, D. ; Berry, S.A. ; Gow, P.C. ; Daniell, Geoff J. ; Beere, H.E. ; Ritchie, D.A. ; Apostolopoulos, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    1-6 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Pulsed broadband terahertz emission can be observed from lateral diffusion currents near the surface of a partially metallic masked semiconductor after ultrafast photoexcitation. We present a theoretical mechanism for the emission based on diffusion and dipole suppression under the metal mask with supporting experimental and theoretical evidence.
  • Keywords
    photoexcitation; semiconductors; terahertz wave spectra; dipole suppression; lateral diffusion currents; lateral surge currents; metal mask; partially metallic masked semiconductor surface; pulsed broadband terahertz emission; ultrafast photoexcitation; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Measurement by laser beam; Metals; Optical surface waves; Semiconductor device measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Mainz
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665434
  • Filename
    6665434