Towards 1-mW THz Photoconductive Sources with Low-Cost Laser Drivers

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Abstract

A growing number of applications in the THz field require more power, efficiency, affordability, and reliability from time- and frequency-domains sources alike. We have developed efficient phoconductive switches and photomixers that can be driven by fiber mode-locked and cw-diode lasers, respectively. The average power of the PC switches is approaching 1 mW.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Sensors, Sensors 2011
PublisherOptical Society of America (OSA)
ISBN (Print)9781557529138
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventOptical Sensors, Sensors 2011 - Toronto, Canada
Duration: Jun 12 2011Jun 15 2011

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceOptical Sensors, Sensors 2011
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period6/12/116/15/11

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Keywords

  • Laser sources
  • Mode-locked fiber lasers
  • Photoconductivity
  • Switching
  • Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
  • Tunable diode lasers
  • Optics
  • Optics and photonics

Disciplines

  • Optics

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