Title :
Towards terahertz photonics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
Optical generation of THz signals provides an attractive alternative to traditional methods. Recent progress in the generation and detection of mm-wave to THz modulated optical signals is described, including the important consideration of spectral purity.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical modulation; phase noise; photodetectors; submillimetre wave detectors; optical generation; photo-detector design; spectral purity; terahertz modulated optical signals; terahertz photonics; Optical modulation; Phase noise; Photodetectors; Submillimeter wave detectors;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2002. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
4-88552-187-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2002.1158849
