Title :
Plasmonic photomixers for increased terahertz radiation powers at 1550 nm optical pump wavelength
Author :
Berry, Christopher W. ; Hashemi, Mohammed R. ; Preu, S. ; Lu, Hai-Han ; Gossard, Arthur C. ; Jarrahi, Mona
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci. Dept., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate an order of magnitude higher radiated power from a 1550 nm photomixer with plasmonic contact electrodes in comparison with an analogous photomixer without plasmonic contact electrodes in the 0.25-2.5 THz frequency range.
Keywords :
electrodes; microwave photonics; optical pumping; plasmonics; analogous photomixer; frequency 0.25 THz to 2.5 THz; increased terahertz radiation powers; optical pump wavelength; plasmonic contact electrodes; plasmonic photomixers; wavelength 1550 nm; Electrodes; Optical amplifiers; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
