• DocumentCode
    2301919
  • Title

    Terahertz generation and detection using nonlinear frequency conversion

  • Author

    Chen, Jerry C. ; Khan, M. Jalal ; Liau, Zong-Long ; Kaushik, Sumanth

  • Author_Institution
    M.I.T. Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2010
  • Firstpage
    169
  • Lastpage
    170
  • Abstract
    Ti-sapphire is nonlinearly converted to 1 mW average terahertz power at 9.9% photon conversion efficiency. Terahertz is mixed with 1550 nm pump in quasi-phase-matched GaAs, for ultra-sensitive (78 fW/Hz1/2), room-temperature detection with nanosecond timing resolution.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; microwave photonics; optical frequency conversion; optical phase matching; optical pumping; optical sensors; sapphire; terahertz wave detectors; terahertz wave generation; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; GaAs; nanosecond timing resolution; nonlinear frequency conversion; optical pumping; quasiphase-matching; room-temperature detection; temperature 293 K to 298 K; terahertz detection; terahertz generation; ultrasensitive detection; wavelength 1550 nm;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO
  • ISSN
    -
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5368-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    -
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698812
  • Filename
    5698812
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2301919