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We report on terahertz radiation detection with InGaAs/InAlAs Field Effect Transistors in quantizing magnetic field. The photovoltaic detection signal is investigated at 4.2 K as a function of the gate voltage and magnetic field.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 S. Boubanga-Tombet , M. Sakowicz , D. Coquillat , F. Teppe , W. Knap , M. I. Dyakonov , K. Karpierz , J. Lusakowski , M. Grynberg

High performance Terahertz (THz) photodetector has drawn wide attention and got great improvement due to its significant application in biomedical, astrophysics, nondestructive inspection, 6th generation communication system as well as…

The discovery of graphene and the related fascinating capabilities have triggered an unprecedented interest in inorganic two-dimensional (2D) materials. Despite the impressive impact in a variety of photonic applications, the absence of…

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 photoelectric effect consists in the photoexcitation of electrons above a potential barrier at a material interface and is exploited for photodetection over a wide frequency range. This three-dimensional process has an inherent…

Coherent detection and interferometry in the terahertz (THz) regime are key capabilities that enable applications ranging from astronomy to non-destructive testing. Phase-sensitive THz detection is currently achieved using nonlinear…

Coherent phonon-polaritons have attracted a considerable amount of interest owing to their relevance to nonlinear optics and terahertz (THz)-wave emissions. Therefore, it is important to analyze the THz electric-fields of phonon-polaritons.…

Optics · Physics 2020-09-30 Keita Matsumoto , Takuya Satoh

We report bilayer-graphene field effect transistors operating as THz broadband photodetectors based on plasma-waves excitation. By employing wide-gate geometries or buried gate configurations, we achieve a responsivity $\sim 1.2V/W (1.3…

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

Ultrafast and sensitive (noise equivalent power <1 nWHz-1/2) light-detection in the Terahertz (THz) frequency range (0.1-10 THz) and at room-temperature is key for applications such as time-resolved THz spectroscopy of gases, complex…

Uncooled Terahertz (THz) photodetectors (PDs) showing fast (ps) response and high sensitivity (noise equivalent power (NEP) < $nWHz^{-1/2}$) over a broad (0.5THz-10THz) frequency range are needed for applications in high-resolution…

Terahertz (THz) imaging has the ability to see through otherwise opaque materials. However, due to the long wavelengths of THz radiation ({\lambda}=300{\mu}m at 1THz), far-field THz imaging techniques are heavily outperformed by optical…

Photons, electrons, and their interplay are at the heart of photonic devices and modern instruments for ultrafast science [1-10]. Nowadays, electron beams of the highest intensity and brightness are created by photoemission with short laser…

Even though the terahertz spectrum is well suited for chemical identification, material characterization, biological sensing and medical imaging, practical development of these applications has been hindered by the attributes of terahertz…

Driving a double-quantum-well excitonic intersubband resonance with a terahertz (THz) electric field of frequency \omega_{THz} generated terahertz optical sidebands \omega=\omega_{THz}+\omega_{NIR} on a weak NIR probe. At high THz…

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We designed and fabricated an epitaxial-graphene-channel field-effect transistor (EG-FET) featured by the asymmetric dual-grating-gate (ADGG) structure working for a current-driven terahertz detector, and experimentally demonstrated a 10-ps…

Traditionally, strong-field physics explores phenomena in matter (atoms, molecules, and solids) driven by an extremely strong laser field nonperturbatively. However, even in the complete absence of an external electromagnetic field,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-15 Motoaki Bamba , Xinwei Li , Junichiro Kono

With ever increasing availability of terahertz fields, it is important to find suitable detection techniques without compromising the measured dynamic range. Electro-optic terahertz sampling techniques, which are commonly used to detect…

Optics · Physics 2020-08-26 Gregory Bell , Michael Hilke

The background-limited spectral imaging of the early Universe requires spaceborne terahertz (THz) detectors with the sensitivity 2-3 orders of magnitude better than that of the state-of-the-art bolometers. To realize this sensitivity…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2013-03-06 Jian Wei , David Olaya , Boris Karasik , Sergey Pereverzev , Andrei Sergeev , Michael Gershenson

Collective vibrations of proteins, rotations of small molecules, excitations of high-temperature superconductors, and electronic transitions in semiconductor nanostructures occur with characteristic frequencies between 1 and 10 THz.…

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