DocumentCode
2986437
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
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1939
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202327
Filename
1573393
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