Title :
Room-temperature terahertz detection with diode lasers
Author :
Brenner, C. ; Hoffmann, S. ; Hofmann, M. ; Salhi, M. ; Koch, M.
Author_Institution :
Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum
Abstract :
We investigate interaction of THz radiation with semiconductor lasers at room temperature and show that the voltage across the diode varies linearly with the injected THz power when the diode is operated just below threshold.
Keywords :
semiconductor lasers; submillimetre wave detectors; diode lasers; room temperature terahertz detection; semiconductor lasers; terahertz radiation; Diode lasers; Laser feedback; Plasma temperature; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Radiation detectors; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor radiation detectors; Threshold voltage; (040.1880) Detection; (140.5960) Semiconductor Lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628239
