Title :
Cavity enhanced modulation of sharp THz bands
Author :
Born, Norman ; Scheller, M. ; Moloney, Jerome V. ; Koch, Martin
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Phys. & Mater. Sci. Center, Philipps- Univ. Marburg, Marburg, Germany
Abstract :
We present a concept for all optical Terahertz (THz) amplitude modulators based on a Fabry-Pérot (FP) filter design. By trapping the THz wave inside a cavity, an enhanced modulation can be achieved. The easy-to-handle and easy-to-fabricate design renders this concept very auspicious.
Keywords :
optical filters; optical modulation; Fabry-Perot filter design; all optical terahertz amplitude modulator; cavity enhanced modulation; sharp terahertz bands; terahertz wave trapping; Cavity resonators; Frequency modulation; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2014 39th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2014.6956238
