Optimum excitation conditions for the generation of high-electric-field terahertz radiation from an oscillator-driven photoconductive device.
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We report the impulsive generation of terahertz (THz) radiation with a field amplitude of more than 1.5 kV/cm at megahertz repetition rates, using an interdigitated photoconducting device. The approach provides an average THz power of 190 microW, corresponding to an optical-to-THz conversion efficiency of 2.5 x 10(-4). Optimum conditions are achieved when the excitation spot size is of the order of the THz wavelength.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 31 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006