Title :
Optically-induced mode coupling and interference in a terahertz parallel plate waveguide
Author :
Gingras, Lauren ; Georgin, Marcel ; Cooke, David G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate all-optical control of terahertz wave mode coupling in a silicon-filled parallel-plate waveguide. The resulting frequency modulation is widely tunable by moving the control beam illumination in the propagation direction.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; frequency modulation; optical waveguides; silicon; terahertz wave detectors; all-optical control; control beam illumination; frequency modulation; interference; optically-induced mode coupling; propagation direction; silicon-filled parallel-plate waveguide; terahertz parallel plate waveguide; terahertz wave mode coupling; Couplings; Frequency measurement; Frequency modulation; Optical coupling; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
