Title :
Optical scanning techniques for characterization of terahertz photoconductive antenna arrays
Author :
Tiedje, H.F. ; Saeedkia, D. ; Nagel, M. ; Haugen, H.K.
Author_Institution :
Brockhouse Inst. for Mater. Res., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON
Abstract :
Optical scanning methods for characterizing radiation properties of THz photoconductive antenna arrays are proposed, and as an example, a fourteen element equally spaced array structure made on low temperature grown GaAs (LT-GaAs) is characterized using the proposed methods.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; photoconducting devices; submillimetre wave antennas; equally spaced array structure; optical scanning techniques; radiation properties; terahertz photoconductive antenna arrays; Antenna arrays; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Optical arrays; Photoconducting materials; Photoconductivity; Physics; Signal generators; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2119-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2120-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665524
