• DocumentCode
    2715211
  • Title

    THz generation in a photo-activated periodically-biased semiconductor

  • Author

    Peñano, Joseph ; Sprangle, Phillip ; Gordon, Daniel ; Hafizi, Bahman ; Zigler, Arie

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-10 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    A high-intensity short laser pulse, propagating obliquely to the surface of a periodically biased semiconductor array can photo-ionize the medium and generate a periodic current density. The transient current density can be a source of THz radiation over a wide frequency range.
  • Keywords
    current density; laser beam effects; photoionisation; semiconductors; terahertz wave generation; high-intensity short laser pulse; periodic current density; periodically biased semiconductor array; photoactivated periodically-biased semiconductor; photoionization; terahertz generation; terahertz radiation source; transient current density; Arrays; Cadmium; Current density; Electric fields; Semiconductor laser arrays; Surface emitting lasers; USA Councils;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612734
  • Filename
    5612734