Title :
CW terahertz wave generation by photomixing using a two-longitudinal-mode laser diode
Author :
Hidaka, Takahiro ; Matsuura, Saeko ; Tani, Motoaki ; Sakai, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Shonan Inst. of Technol., Fujisawa
fDate :
11/20/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors have successfully applied a novel two-longitudinal-mode LD to generate a CW THz electromagnetic wave by photomixing (difference frequency generation). The LD developed for this purpose radiates, two optical waves simultaneously with a separation of ~0.9 THz and larger
Keywords :
laser modes; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor lasers; 0.9 THz; CW terahertz electromagnetic wave generation; difference frequency generation; photomixing; two-longitudinal-mode laser diode;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971255
