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We observe an anomalously high electric field of terahertz (THz) radiation acting on a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) placed beneath a thin gold film, which, however, is supposed to be opaque at THz frequencies. We show that the…

In our high mobility p-type AlGaAs/GaAs two-dimensional hole samples, we originally observe the B-periodic oscillation induced by microwave (MW) in photovoltage (PV) measurements. In the frequency range of our measurements (5 - 40 GHz), the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-12-15 Jian Mi , Jianli Wang , L. N. Pfeiffer , K. W. West , K. W. Baldwin , Chi Zhang

Terahertz quantum cascade lasers based on InGaAs wells and quaternary AlInGaAs barriers were measured in magnetic field. This study was carried out on a four quantum well active region design with photon energy of 14.3 meV processed both…

Electric field effect devices based on mesoscopic graphite are fabricated for galvanomagnetic measurements. Strong modulation of magneto-resistance and Hall resistance as a function of gate voltage is observed as sample thickness approaches…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Yuanbo Zhang , Joshua P. Small , Michael E. S. Amori , Philip Kim

We report the development of new terahertz techniques for rapidly measuring the complex Faraday angle in systems with broken time-reversal symmetry using the cyclotron resonance of a GaAs two-dimensional electron gas in a magnetic field as…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-03 D. K. George , A. V. Stier , C. T. Ellis , B. D. McCombe , J. Černe , A. G. Markelz

Chemical doping of bulk black phosphorus is a well-recognized way to reduce surface oxidation and degradation. Here, we report on the fabrication of terahertz frequency detectors consisting of an antenna-coupled field-effect transistor…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-08 Leonardo Viti , Antonio Politano , Kai Zhang , Miriam Serena Vitiello

We analyze the modulation characteristics of the uncooled terahertz (THz) and infrared (IR) detectors using the variation of the density and effective temperature of the two-dimensional electron-hole plasma in uniform graphene layers (GLs)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-07-15 V. Ryzhii , M. Ryzhii , T. Otsuji , V. Leiman , V. Mitin , M. S. Shur

It is reported that terahertz radiation from 0.69 THz to 2.54 THz has been sensitively detected in a device consisting of bundles of metallic carbon nanotubes, quasi-optically coupled through a lithographically fabricated antenna, and a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 K. Fu , R. Zannoni , C. Chan , S. Adams , J. Nicholson , E. Polizzi , S. Yngvesson

We present estimates of the performance limits of terahertz detectors based on the field effect transistors (FET) in the regime of broadband detection. The maximal responsivity is predicted for short-channel FETs in the subthreshold regime.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-15 V. Yu. Kachorovskii , S. L. Rumyantsev , W. Knap , M. Shur

We report on the response characteristics of plasmonic terahertz field-effect transistors (TeraFETs) fed with femtosecond and picosecond pulses. Varying the pulse width (tpw) from 10-15 s to 10-10 s under a constant input power condition…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-02-24 Yuhui Zhang , Michael S. Shur

The Teraherz (THz) photoresponse of a two-dimensional electron gas in the quantum Hall regime is investigated. We use a sample structure which is topologically equivalent to a Corbino geometry combined with a cross-gate technique. This…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-28 Christian Notthoff , Kevin Rachor , Detlef Heitmann , Axel Lorke

A two dimensional electron system without spatial inversion symmetry develops a sample specific dc voltage when exposed to a microwave radiation at low temperature. We investigate this photovoltaic (PV) effect, in the case where spatial…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-09-30 A. Chepelianskii , S. Guéron , F. Pierre , A. Cavanna , B. Etienne , H. Bouchiat

It is shown, by simulation and theory, that circularly or elliptically polarized terahertz radiation can be generated when a static magnetic (B) field is imposed on a gas target along the propagation direction of a two-color laser driver.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-06-30 W. -M. Wang , P. Gibbon , Z. -M. Sheng , Y. -T. Li

To perform polarization sensitive THz-TDS, it is necessary to be able to measure two (preferably orthogonal) electric field components of a terahertz transient. We have developed a polarization sensitive detector by fabricating a…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Castro-Camus , J. Lloyd-Hughes , M. B. Johnston , M. D. Fraser , H. H. Tan , C. Jagadish

The effect of the photoinduced absorption of terahertz (THz) radiation in a semi-insulating GaAs crystal is studied by the pulsed THz transmission spectroscopy. We found that a broad-band modulation of THz radiation may be induced by a…

Applied Physics · Physics 2017-08-24 A. S. Kurdyubov , A. V. Trifonov , I. Ya. Gerlovin , I. V. Ignatiev , A. V. Kavokin

We report on the numerical and theoretical results of sub-THz and THz detection by a current-driven InGaAs/GaAs plasmonic Field-Effect Transistor (TeraFET). New equations are developed to account for the channel length dependence of the…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-11-30 Yuhui Zhang , Michael Shur

Tunable terahertz plasmons are essential for reconfigurable photonics, which have been demonstrated in graphene through gating, though with relatively weak responses. Here, we demonstrate strong terahertz plasmons in graphite thin films via…

We report measurements of radiation transmission in the 0.220--0.325 THz frequency domain through GaN quantum wells grown on sapphire substrates at room and low temperatures. A significant enhancement of the transmitted beam intensity with…

We examine the microwave-photoexcited magnetoresistance oscillations in a tilted magnetic field in the high mobility two-dimensional electron system. In analogy to the 2D Shubnikov-de Haas effect, the characteristic field, $B_{f}$, and the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 R. G. Mani

Graphene plasmons confine incident terahertz fields far below the diffraction limit and, when hosted by a gate-defined Fabry-Perot cavity, enable electrically tunable, frequency-selective photodetectors. In a magnetic field, these plasmons…