Compact fiber-coupled THz photoconductive antenna module for 1550nm wavelength range

Author

Zandieh, Alireza ; Kostakis, Ioannis ; Missous, Mohamed ; Safavi-Naeini, S. ; Saeedkia, Daryoosh

Author_Institution

TeTechS Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada

fYear

2013

fDate

1-6 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

A compact, robust, and portable fiber-coupled THz photoconductive antenna module is described. A new technique is used to focus the output light of the fiber on the chip and fix the fiber in place to provide rugged packaging. THz measurements in pulse mode confirm the performance of this module. The fiber coupled unit is very versatile and can be used in both time domain and frequency domain THz systems. A multi-quantum well InGaAs/InAlAs material is used as the photoconductive material.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical focusing; packaging; photoconducting devices; photoconducting materials; submillimetre wave antennas; InGaAs-InAlAs; fiber coupled teraherrtz photoconductive antenna module; fiber on the chip; multiquantum well material; pulse mode; rugged packaging; wavelength 1550 nm; Antennas; Image resolution; Optical fibers; Signal resolution; Time-frequency analysis; Ultrafast optics;

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.2013.6665440

Filename

6665440