Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 43, Issue 4, 551(2024)

Simulation analysis of radiation terahertz wave characteristics of photoconductive antenna materials

Lei HOU1、*, Xiao-Bo WU1, Lei YANG1, Wei SHI1, and Yu-Hua HANG2
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  • 1Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectronic Technology and Terahertz Science,Xi’an University of Technology,Xi’an 710048,China
  • 2Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute,Suzhou 215004,China
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    Far field time-domain waveforms of THz waves generated by photoconductive antennas with different substrate materials illuminated by their respective saturated light flux and biased with the same electric field,the inset shows the full widths at half maximum (FWHMs),and peak electric field intensities of the THz time-domain waveforms in far-field
    Far field spectra of THz waves generated by photoconductive antennas with different substrate materials
    Simulated time-domain waveforms and spectra of far-field THz waves generated by LT-GaAs and SI-GaAs antennas:(a) THz time-domain waveforms; (b) THz spectra
    Time-domain waveforms and spectra of THz waves radiated by three kinds of SiC antennas:(a) THz time-domain waveforms; (b) THz spectra
    Time-domain waveforms and spectra of THz waves radiated by photoconductive antennas with different substrate materials illuminated by their respective saturated light flux and biased by different electric fields:(a) THz time-domain waveforms; (b) THz spectra
    • Table 1. The parameters of photoconductive materials applied in the text

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      Table 1. The parameters of photoconductive materials applied in the text

      Material

      Band gap

      Eg/eV

      Relative dielectric constant εrCarrier lifetime τc /psCarrier relaxation time τs/ps
      SI-GaAs1.4413.182000.5
      LT-GaAs1.4412.910.16
      GaN3.409.81500.2
      单晶ZnSe2.676.295002.7
      3C-SiC2.209.723×1060.2
      4H-SiC3.239.701 0000.63
      6H-SiC3.009.704001.25
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    Lei HOU, Xiao-Bo WU, Lei YANG, Wei SHI, Yu-Hua HANG. Simulation analysis of radiation terahertz wave characteristics of photoconductive antenna materials[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2024, 43(4): 551

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Oct. 19, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 27, 2024

    The Author Email: Lei HOU (houleixaut@126.com)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2024.04.015

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