DocumentCode
2261671
Title
Terahertz emission from charge transport in inhomogeneous fields
Author
Acuna, Guillermo P. ; Buersgens, Federico F. ; Lang, Christian ; Kersting, Roland
Author_Institution
Photonics & Optoelectron. Group, Munich Univ., Munich
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We study terahertz emission due to charge transport in inhomogeneous fields of semiconductor devices. The dependence on the applied field unveils individual constituents such as intervalley transfer of electrons and the contribution of hole transport.
Keywords
microwave photonics; semiconductor devices; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre waves; charge transport; hole transport; intervalley electron transfer; semiconductor devices; terahertz emission; Acceleration; Charge carrier processes; Effective mass; Electrodes; Electron emission; Electron optics; Nonuniform electric fields; Photonics; Semiconductor devices; Stimulated emission; (020.1670) Coherent optical effects; (260.3090) Infrared, far; (320.5390) Picosecond phenomena;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4572574
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