Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 18, 1811022(2023)

A Photoconductive Terahertz Radiation Source Generating Terahertz Waves with Arbitrary Polarization Direction

Wei Shi†、*, Zhi Jin1、†, Lei Zhang, Lei Hou, and Lei Yang
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  • Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Optoelectronics and Terahertz Science, Xi'an University of Technology , Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi , China
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    Schematic diagram of THz-TDS system
    1×2 GaAs PCA. (a) PCAV; (b) PCAL; (c) physical diagram of 1×2 GaAs PCA; (d) schematic diagram of 1×2 GaAs PCA
    Amplitude of reference signals used in the experiment
    Schematic diagram of the photoconductive antenna circuit
    Correlation data of PCAV after series fixed resistor. (a) Comparison of the amplitude between the reference signal and the signal series fixed resistor; (b) polarization direction of the reference signal; (c) polarization direction of the signal series resistor of 15 kΩ; (d) polarization direction of the signal series resistor of 100 kΩ
    Experimental data of PCAV series sliding rheostat. (a) Amplitude of the signals when the sliding rheostat with different resistance value; (b) polarization direction of THz wave radiated by 1×2 GaAs PCA when the resistance of the sliding rheostat in series is the intermediate value; (c) polarization direction of THz wave radiated by 1×2 GaAs PCA when the resistance of the sliding rheostat in series is the maximum value
    • Table 1. Related parameters of reference signal

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      Table 1. Related parameters of reference signal

      AntennaDark resistance /kΩOn-state resistance /kΩBias voltage /VAmplitude /arb.units
      PCAV4724.5802.4
      PCAL3387.0803.2
    • Table 2. Voltage distribution when PCAV series fixed resistor

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      Table 2. Voltage distribution when PCAV series fixed resistor

      Resistance value /kΩVoltage at both ends of the antenna /VVoltage at both ends of the resistor /V
      1518.561.5
      1003.476.6
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    Wei Shi, Zhi Jin, Lei Zhang, Lei Hou, Lei Yang. A Photoconductive Terahertz Radiation Source Generating Terahertz Waves with Arbitrary Polarization Direction[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(18): 1811022

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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Jun. 14, 2023

    Accepted: Aug. 8, 2023

    Published Online: Sep. 19, 2023

    The Author Email: Wei Shi (swshi@mail.xaut.edut.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP231534

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