Title :
High-intensity THz radiation from a scalable large-aperture emitter
Author :
Winnerl, S. ; Krenz, M. ; Dreyhaupt, A. ; Stehr, D. ; Dekorsy, T. ; Dekorsy, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of ion Beam Phys. & Mater. Res., Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
Abstract :
Using a novel metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) structure, we combine a large-active-emitter volume with strong electric fields for carrier acceleration. We obtain THz field amplitudes of 6 kV/cm using excitation pulse energies of 10 μJ.
Keywords :
metal-semiconductor-metal structures; optical pulse generation; photoconducting switches; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre waves; 10 muJ; THz radiation; carrier acceleration; excitation pulse energies; large-aperture emitter; metal-semiconductor-metal structure; Acceleration; Electrodes; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Photoconducting materials; Photodiodes; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202327
