TERAHERTZ RADIATION FROM LARGE APERTURE SI P-I-N-DIODES

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作者
XU, L
ZHANG, XC
AUSTON, DH
JALALI, B
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[1] COLUMBIA UNIV,CTR TELECOMMUN RES,NEW YORK,NY 10027
[2] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
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10.1063/1.105725
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Subpicosecond electromagnetic pulses having THz bandwidths have been generated from large aperture Si p-i-n diodes under different biases by illumination with fs-optical pulses. The amplitude and spectral bandwidth of the radiated pulses increases with the reverse bias on the p-i-n diode. This effect can be explained by the electric field dependence of the transient drift velocity of the photo-generated carriers in the intrinsic region of the p-i-n diode.
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