Title :
Alternate pulse locked gated integrator (APOGI) amplifier for reading out THz signals from arrays of photoconductive antennas
Author :
Herrmann, M. ; Tani, M. ; Watanabe, M. ; Sakai, K.
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Kansai Adv. Res. Center, Japan
Abstract :
Summary from only given. Our THz system is based on an amplified femtosecond laser with 1 kHz repetition rate. THz radiation is generated from the laser pulses with a ZnTe [110] crystal. The THz pulses are recorded with a photoconductive antenna.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; optical pulse generation; photoconducting devices; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre wave measurement; THz pulses; THz signal readout; THz system; ZnTe; ZnTe crystal; alternate pulse locked gated integrator amplifier; kHz repetition rate; laser pulses; laser trigger; photoconductive antenna; photoconductive antenna arrays; Antenna arrays; Charge coupled devices; EMP radiation effects; Frequency; Photoconducting devices; Photoconductivity; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse circuits; Pump lasers; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034420
