摘要:
Provided is a long wavelength laser of which the operating point is stabilized and the laser oscillation is stabilized. The long wavelength laser comprises a resistor element provided to a portion where the surface current is maximum in a surface plasmon waveguide to stabilize a potential difference between a first cladding and a second cladding in the surface plasmon waveguide.
摘要:
Apparatus (10) comprising an optical fibre laser (22) having at least two laser cores (23A, 23B) and means (16, 20) arranged to combine laser output from the at least two laser cores at a first end (19) of the optical fibre laser to produce a combined laser output (29) having one or more beat signals.
摘要:
Systems and techniques for product identification using terahertz radiation detection are described. An area of interest (139) is illuminated with radiation in the terahertz frequency range and terahertz radiation reflected from objects (140) within the area of interest is detected and a detector signal based on the detected radiation is processed to generate identifying information for the objects (140). The generated identifying information may be compared against stored identifying information for products and the result of the comparison is used to select a product or group of products for which the comparison produces a match. Processing of the detector signal may generate a spectral signature characteristic of reflective and absorptive properties of an obj ect (140) under illumination, and the spectral signature may be compared with stored spectral signature information for products.
摘要:
To provide an oscillation device having a long oscillation wavelength (THz) in which wavelength variable width is relatively broad and wavelength sweep rate is relatively high. An oscillation device includes a gain medium (103) having a gain with respect to an electromagnetic wave to be oscillated, cavity structures (104, 105) for resonating the electromagnetic wave, and energy injection means (121, 122A) and for injecting pumping energy into the gain medium. The gain medium is sandwiched between a first negative permittivity medium (102, 112) and a second magnetic permittivity medium (101, 111) each of which real part of permittivity with respect to the electromagnetic wave is negative. Electric field application means (122B) is provided for at least one of the first negative permittivity medium and the second negative permittivity medium to apply an electric field for changing a depletion region formed at a boundary part with the gain medium.
摘要:
An emitter for emitting radiation in a first range of frequencies comprising: a photoconductive material (11); and first and second contact elements (12, 13, 14) separated by a photoconducting gap provided by said photoconducting material (11), for applying a bias across said photoconducting gap, wherein at least one of said first and second contact elements (12, 13, 14) comprises a resistive element (14) for restricting current flow between said first and second contact elements in a second range of frequencies lower than the first range of frequencies.
摘要:
A laser device including a gain medium that has a gain, a waveguide for propagating an electromagnetic wave, and a resonant structure comprised of the waveguide. The gain medium 103 extends in the propagation direction, and is sandwiched, at the top and bottom surfaces in the thickness direction thereof, between a first cladding and a second cladding of negative dielectric constant media. The gain medium is provided with a lateral structure adjacent to at least one of the side surfaces thereof in the width direction perpendicular to the propagation direction and the thickness direction. The lateral structure includes a positive dielectric constant medium which is sandwiched, at its top and bottom surfaces in the thickness direction thereof, between the negative dielectric constant media. The waveguide is comprised of the gain medium 103, the lateral structure, the first cladding and the second cladding.
摘要:
The aim of the invention is to create a coherent THz radiation source in the frequency range between 10 GHz and 50 THz, said radiation source being suitable for areas exceeding 100 µm2, while the electric field in the semiconductor substrate of the THz radiation source can be provided with values of more than 10 kV/cm and can operate the radiation source at voltages of less than 100 V. Said aim is achieved by two metal contacts (2) that are periodically arranged on a semiconductor substrate (1) as well as an additional periodic structure (4) which allows the semiconductor substrate to be optically excited only in the areas in which the electric field applied via the metal contacts runs in the same direction.
摘要:
The invention concerns a wideband optical gate in the domain of terahertz (far infrared wavelengths). It comprises a first optical source (2) emitting a first beam (FTHz) in said terahertz domain, a first semiconductor material plate (1) illuminated by said terahertz beam and a second optical source (3) emitting a second beam (FIR) at a wavelength enabling the first semiconductor material plate (1) to be saturated and rendered reflecting at the terahertz wavelength. The invention also concerns a system for measuring terahertz signals as well as a terahertz generator. The invention is applicable to systems for measuring terahertz signals and terahertz generators.
摘要:
The invention relates to improved terahertz radiation sources and associated methods. A terahertz radiation source is described, comprising: an emitter (202) comprising a semiconductor material (12) ; a pair of electrodes (204a, b) on a face of said semiconductor, said pair of electrodes defining a gap between said electrodes; a pulsed light source input for illuminating said semiconductor so as to generate terahertz readiation (210) in said semiconductor by the photoconductive creation of very short (femtosecond) electromagnetic pulses; and a radiation collector (212) to collect said terahertz radiation; and wherein said radiation collector is disposed on the same side of said semiconductor as said electrodes. A related method of providing terahertz radiation is also described.