• DocumentCode
    644636
  • Title

    Generation and detection of THz radiation up to 4.5 THz using LTG-GaAs PCAs illuminated at 1560 nm

  • Author

    Ramer, Jan-Martin ; Ospald, Frank ; von Freymann, Georg ; Beigang, Rene

  • Author_Institution
    Fraunhofer Inst. for Phys. Meas. Tech. IPM, Kaiserslautern, Germany
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    1-6 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate generation and detection of terahertz radiation using low-temperature grown GaAs photoconductive switches excited at 1560 nm. The dependence of the DC photocurrent and the terahertz amplitude on the input power of the detector and emitter is evaluated.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; photoconducting switches; photoconductivity; photodetectors; photoemission; semiconductor growth; terahertz wave detectors; terahertz wave generation; DC photocurrent; GaAs; PCA; THz radiation detection; THz radiation generation; low-temperature grown photoconductive switch; size 1560 nm; terahertz amplitude; Absorption; Detectors; Gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Photoconductivity; Power lasers; Principal component analysis;
  • 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.2013.6665605
  • Filename
    6665605