• DocumentCode
    2877445
  • Title

    Generation and detection of THz waves using InGaAs photoconductive antenna with 1.55 μm excitation

  • Author

    Kamakura, M. ; Takasato, A. ; Kitagawa, J. ; Kadoya, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Adv. Sci. of Matter, Hiroshima Univ., Higashi-Hiroshima
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Photoconductive antennas made on low-temperature-grown InGaAs were tested as THz generators and detectors with 1550 nm excitation. The antennas work quite well as detectors, but optimizations are necessary to realize efficient emitters.
  • Keywords
    indium compounds; photoconductivity; submillimetre wave antennas; submillimetre wave detectors; InGaAs; low temperature growth; photoconductive antenna; terahertz generators; terahertz waves; wavelength 1.55 mum; Antenna measurements; Detectors; Dipole antennas; Gallium arsenide; Indium gallium arsenide; Optical pulses; Photoconducting materials; Photoconductivity; Substrates; Wavelength measurement; (160.5140) Photoconductive materials; (320.7150) Ultrafast spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628615
  • Filename
    4628615