Title :
Enhanced low frequency content of THz sources with line source excitation
Author :
Kim, Joong H. ; Ralph, Stephen E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
We report enhanced low frequency content of line source excited THz photoconductive sources. These high efficiency sources, exhibit near uniform spectral content with increasing optical power, and are well suited for spectroscopy in the <1 THz regime
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; photoconductivity; photoexcitation; submillimetre wave generation; THz photoconductive source; enhanced low frequency content; line source excitation; optical power; spectroscopy; uniform spectral content; Bandwidth; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Optical attenuators; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Photoconductivity; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278913
