Title :
Study of ZnCdTe crystals as terahertz wave emitters and detectors
Author :
Liu, Kai ; Kang, Hyun-Shk ; Kim, TaeKyu ; Woltman, Scott ; Zhang, X.-C.
Author_Institution :
Center for Terahertz Res., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
We report our systematic study of ternary ZnCdTe crystals as terahertz wave emitters and sensors. We obtained the optimal composition and resistivity of these crystals for THz device applications.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; electro-optical effects; high-speed optical techniques; microwave photonics; optical materials; submillimetre wave detectors; submillimetre wave generation; zinc compounds; THz device applications; ZnCdTe; ZnCdTe crystals; optimal composition; resistivity; terahertz wave detectors; terahertz wave emitters; Conductivity; Crystals; Detectors; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Solids; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1276965
