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Terahertz time domain spectroscopy employing free-space radiation has frequently been used to probe the elementary excitations of low-dimensional systems. The diffraction limit blocks its use for the in-plane study of individual laterally…

Terahertz and sub-terahertz band detection has a key role both in fundamental interactions physics and technological applications, such as medical imaging, industrial quality control and homeland security. In particular, transition edge…

Photoconductive antennas and photomixers are very promising sources of terahertz radiation that is widely used for spectroscopy, characterisation and imaging of biological objects, deep space studies, scanning of surfaces and detection of…

Adoption of terahertz technologies is hindered by the lack of cost-effective THz sources. Here we demonstrate a fundamentally new way to generate and control THz radiation, via spatio-temporal emissivity modulation. By patterning the…

Modern communication and sensing technologies rely on connecting the optical domain with the microwave domain. Terahertz technologies, spanning increased frequencies from 100 GHz to 10 THz, are critical for providing larger bandwidths and…

Recently developed terahertz (THz) two-dimensional coherent spectroscopy (2DCS) is a powerful technique to obtain materials information in a fashion qualitatively different from other spectroscopies. Here, we utilized THz 2DCS to…

Optomechanical crystal cavities have rich perspectives for detecting and indirectly analysing biological particles, such as proteins, bacteria and viruses. In this work we demonstrate the working principle of an optomechanical crystal…

Recent years have seen an explosive research and development of nanoplasmonics in the visible and near-infrared (near-ir) frequency regions. One of the most fundamental effects in nanoplasmonics is nano-concentration of optical energy.…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-13 Anastasia Rusina , Maxim Durach , Keith A. Nelson , Mark I. Stockman

In this work, we propose a prototype set-up exploiting terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) to investigate gaseous compounds. The system is portable and allows to perform remote measurements. We used the prototype to characterise…

THz radiation promises breakthrough advances in compact advanced accelerators due to the high frequency and GV/m fields achievable, orders of magnitude larger than in conventional radiofrequency (RF) based accelerators. Compared to…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2018-03-07 Emma Curry , Siara Fabbri , Jared Maxson , Pietro Musumeci , Avraham Gover

Terahertz spectroscopy allows for identifying different isomers of materials, for drug discrimination as well as for detecting hazardous substances. As many dielectric materials used for packaging are transparent in the terahertz spectral…

Optics · Physics 2020-11-06 Mirco Kutas , Björn Haase , Jens Klier , Daniel Molter , Georg von Freymann

The achievable instrument sensitivity is a critical parameter for the continued development of THz applications. Techniques such as Cavity-Enhanced Techniques and Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy have not yet been employed at THz frequency due…

Terahertz waves hold immense potential across diverse fields, including healthcare monitoring, biomedical imaging, precision navigation, high-speed communication, security screening, industrial quality control, and space exploration.…

Optics · Physics 2026-04-13 Yifan Zhao , Shahed-E- Zumrat , Szu-An Tsao , Mona Jarrahi

The terahertz spectral regime, ranging from about 0.1 to 15 THz, is one of the least explored yet most technologically transformative spectral regions. One current challenge is to develop efficient and compact terahertz emitters/detectors…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-12 Liang Luo , Ioannis Chatzakis , Jigang Wang , Fabian B. P. Niesler , Martin Wegener , Thomas Koschny , Costas M. Soukoulis

Electromagnetic field confinement is crucial for nanophotonic technologies, since it allows for enhancing light-matter interactions, thus enabling light manipulation in deep sub-wavelength scales. In the terahertz (THz) spectral range,…

Deployment of terahertz communication and spectroscopy systems relies on the availability of low-noise and fast detectors, with plug-and-play capabilities. However, most currently available technologies are stand-alone, discrete components,…

Optics · Physics 2024-10-29 A. Tomasino , A Shams-Ansari , M. Lončar , I. -C. Benea-Chelmus

Ultralight bosonic dark matter with masses in the meV range, corresponding to terahertz (THz) Compton frequencies, remains largely unexplored due to the difficulty of achieving both efficient signal conversion and single-photon-sensitive…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-03-25 J. F. Chen , Haokun Fu , Christina Gao , Jing Shu , Geng-Bo Wu , Peiran Yin , Yi-Ming Zhong , Ying Zuo

Cavity optomechanical systems can be used for sensitive detection of mechanical motion and to control mechanical resonators, down to the quantum level. The strength with which optical and mechanical degrees of freedom interact is defined by…

Optics · Physics 2015-11-12 Rick Leijssen , Ewold Verhagen

Following the recent progress in Terahertz (THz) signal generation and radiation methods, joint THz communications and sensing applications are shaping the future of wireless systems. Towards this end, THz spectroscopy is expected to be…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-07 Sara Helal , Hadi Sarieddeen , Hayssam Dahrouj , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri , Mohamed Slim Alouini

The majority of sources of coherent optical radiation rely on laser oscillators driven by population inversion. Despite their technological importance in communications, medicine, industry, and other fields, it remains a challenge to access…

Optics · Physics 2021-10-22 Lamia Ateshian , Hyeongrak Choi , Mikkel Heuck , Dirk Englund