Few-Cycle THz Emission from Cold Plasma Oscillations
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چکیده
We report on THz emission from plasma oscillations in semiconductors excited by femtosecond optical pulses. Time-resolved correlation measurements are performed on p-i-n and n-doped GaAs structures. In p-i-n structures coherent oscillations of the hot photogenerated carrier plasma emit THz radiation. A fundamentally new emission process is proposed in n-doped GaAs structures. Here, the screening of the surface field starts plasma oscillations of the cold electrons in the GaAs bulk leading to an efficient emission of few-cycle THz radiation. [S0031-9007(97)04294-4]
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