Title :
SiC photoconductive antenna for intense THz generation
Author :
Ropagnol, X. ; Bouvier, M. ; Ozaki, Takashi ; Reid, M.
Author_Institution :
INRS-EMT, Univ. du Quebec, Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We investigate terahertz (THz) radiation from 6H- and 4H-SiC photoconductive (PC) antennas excited at 400 and 800 nm wavelengths. We demonstrate that 6H-SiC large aperture PC antennas have the potential to generate sub-MV/cm THz fields.
Keywords :
HF antennas; integrated optics; photoconducting devices; silicon compounds; terahertz wave generation; wide band gap semiconductors; 4H-SiC photoconductive antennas; 6H-SiC photoconductive antennas; SiC; THz fields; intense THz generation; terahertz radiation; wavelength 400 nm to 800 nm; Antennas; Crystals; Electric fields; Lighting; Photonic band gap; Silicon carbide; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
