Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 11, (2025)

Broadband photoconductive terahertz antenna detector with a dynamic range of over 85 dB [Early Posting]

Jiang Qingnan, Tan Zhi-Yong, Cao Juncheng
Author Affiliations
  • University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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    A terahertz photoconductive antenna detector was fabricated using Be-doped InGaAs/InAlAs superlattice material. The performance of the detector was characterized using a 1550 nm fiber femtosecond laser system and a commercial photoconductive antenna emitter. The results demonstrate that incorporating a Si₃N₄ anti-reflection layer enhances the detector's response, increases the power response amplitude by about 7 dB, extends the detection spectral width to 7.3 THz, and achieves a power dynamic range of 86.0 dB.

    Paper Information

    Manuscript Accepted: Jun. 6, 2025

    Posted: Jul. 1, 2025

    DOI: 10.3788/COL202523.113701