Terahertz spectroscopy and imaging–Modern techniques and applications

PU Jepsen, DG Cooke, M Koch - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past three decades a new spectroscopic technique with unique possibilities has
emerged. Based on coherent and time‐resolved detection of the electric field of ultrashort …

[HTML][HTML] Terahertz spectroscopy of explosives and drugs

AG Davies, AD Burnett, W Fan, EH Linfield… - Materials today, 2008 - Elsevier
Terahertz frequency radiation possesses a unique combination of desirable properties for
noninvasive imaging and spectroscopy of materials. This includes the ability to obtain …

Significant performance enhancement in photoconductive terahertz optoelectronics by incorporating plasmonic contact electrodes

CW Berry, N Wang, MR Hashemi, M Unlu… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Even though the terahertz spectrum is well suited for chemical identification, material
characterization, biological sensing and medical imaging, practical development of these …

THz detectors

F Sizov, A Rogalski - Progress in quantum electronics, 2010 - Elsevier
Terahertz (THz) detectors play an increasing role in different areas of human activities (eg,
security, biological, drugs and explosions detection, imaging, astronomy applications, etc.) …

7.5% optical-to-terahertz conversion efficiency offered by photoconductive emitters with three-dimensional plasmonic contact electrodes

SH Yang, MR Hashemi, CW Berry… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a photoconductive terahertz emitter that incorporates three-dimensional
plasmonic contact electrodes to offer record high optical-to-terahertz power conversion …

Photoconductive emitters for pulsed terahertz generation

DR Bacon, J Madéo, KM Dani - Journal of Optics, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Conceived over 30 years ago, photoconductive (PC) emitters have proved essential in the
development and spread of terahertz technology. Since then, not only have they been used …

Terahertz emission from lateral photo-Dember currents

G Klatt, F Hilser, W Qiao, M Beck, R Gebs, A Bartels… - Optics express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
The photo-Dember effect is a source of impulsive THz emission following femtosecond
pulsed optical excitation. This emission results from the ultrafast spatial separation of …

20 THz broadband generation using semi-insulating GaAs interdigitated photoconductive antennas

PJ Hale, J Madeo, C Chin, SS Dhillon, J Mangeney… - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate broadband (20 THz), high electric field, terahertz generation using large
area interdigitated antennas fabricated on semi-insulating GaAs. The bandwidth is …

Charge carrier dynamics in 2D materials probed by ultrafast THzspectroscopy

E Cinquanta, EAA Pogna, L Gatto, S Stagira… - … in Physics: X, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this review, we discuss the rich ultrafast response at terahertz (THz) frequencies of two-
dimensional (2D) materials. Thanks to their unique optoelectronic properties and …

Optical characterization of GaAs photoconductive antennas for efficient generation and detection of Terahertz radiation

M Venkatesh, KS Rao, TS Abhilash, SP Tewari… - Optical Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
We report the optical characterization of low temperature (LT)-GaAs and Semi Insulating (SI)-
GaAs based dipole types Photoconductive (PC) antennas with gap of 5 μm for the …