Plasmonics-enhanced photoconductive terahertz detector pumped by Ytterbium-doped fiber laser

Turan, Deniz; Yardimci, Nezih Tolga; Jarrahi, Mona

doi:10.1364/oe.386368

Title: Plasmonics-enhanced photoconductive terahertz detector pumped by Ytterbium-doped fiber laser

Journal Article · 27 January 2020 · Optics Express

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.386368 · OSTI ID:1595491

Turan, Deniz ^[1]; Yardimci, Nezih Tolga ^[1];

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University of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

We present a photoconductive terahertz detector operating at the 1 µm wavelength range at which high-power and compact Ytterbium-doped femtosecond fiber lasers are available. The detector utilizes an array of plasmonic nanoantennas to provide sub-picosecond transit time for the majority of photo-generated carriers to enable high-sensitivity terahertz detection without using a short-carrier-lifetime substrate. By using a high-mobility semiconductor substrate and preventing photocarrier recombination, the presented detector offers significantly higher sensitivity levels compared with previously demonstrated broadband photoconductive terahertz detectors operating at the 1 µm wavelength range. We demonstrate pulsed terahertz detection over a 4 THz bandwidth with a record-high signal-to-noise ratio of 95 dB at an average terahertz radiation power of 6.8 µW, when using an optical pump power of 30 mW.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); Moore Foundation

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016925; N000141912052

OSTI ID:: 1595491

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1803095; OSTI ID: 2001464

Journal Information:: Optics Express, Vol. 28, Issue 3; ISSN 1094-4087

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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