• DocumentCode
    1770028
  • Title

    7.5% optical-to-terahertz conversion efficiency through use of three-dimensional plasmonic electrodes

  • Author

    Shang-Hua Yang ; Hashemi, Mohammed R. ; Berry, Christopher W. ; Jarrahi, Mona

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci. Dept., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a high-efficiency photoconductive terahertz source based on high-aspect ratio plasmonic contact electrodes. Terahertz radiation powers up to 105 μW are obtained at an optical pump power of 1.4 mW, exhibiting a record-high optical-to-terahertz conversion efficiency of 7.5%.
  • Keywords
    light sources; microwave photonics; optical pumping; photoconducting devices; plasmonics; terahertz wave devices; high-aspect ratio plasmonic contact electrodes; high-efficiency photoconductive terahertz source; optical pump power; optical-to-terahertz conversion efficiency; power 1.4 mW; three-dimensional plasmonic electrodes; Electrodes; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Plasmons; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988690
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1770028