Title :
Observation of very large THz electro-optic response in (Cd,Mn)Te single crystals
Author :
Cross, Allen S. ; Kochanowska, D. ; Witkowska-Baran, M. ; Mycielski, A. ; Mikulics, M. ; Grützmache, D. ; Sobolewski, Roman
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
Large electro-optic Pockels effect is observed in (Cd,Mn)Te single crystals in response to THz pulses, presenting voltage sensitivity ten times greater than at MHz frequencies. We demonstrate that the discrepancy is due to free-carrier screening.
Keywords :
Coplanar transmission lines; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Dielectric substrates; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency; Sampling methods; Transducers; Transmission line measurements; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
