Mixing of 30 THz laser radiation with nanometer thin-film Ni-NiO-Ni diodes and integrated bow-tie antennas

Year: 1996

Authors: Fumeaux C., Herrmann W., Rothuizen H., De Natale P., Kneubühl F.K.

Autors Affiliation: ETH Zurich, Institute of Quantum Electronics, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland;
European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy (LENS) Largo E. Fermi 2, 50125 Firenze, Italy

Abstract: Mixing experiments with 30 THz CO2-laser radiation as well as the detection of 35 ps 30 THz pulses of an optical-free-induction-decay CO2-laser system have been performed with the first nanometer thin-film Ni-NiO-Ni diodes with a minimum contact area of 0.012 mu m(2). Difference frequencies up to 85 MHz were detected by mixing two different CO2-laser beams coupled to the diode with an integrated bow-tie antenna. The dependence of the beat signal on bias voltage, laser power and polarization of the infrared laser radiation was determined.

Journal/Review: APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS

Volume: 63 (2)      Pages from: 135  to: 140

KeyWords: Antennas; Continuous wave lasers; Fluorescence; Four wave mixing; Frequencies; Infrared radiation; Laser beams; Laser pulses; Light polarization; Semiconductor diodes; Thin films, Bias voltage; Carbon dioxide laser beams; Infrared laser radiation; Integrated bow tie antenna; Minimum contact area; Nanometer thin film nickel nickel oxide nickel diodes; Terahertz laser radiation, Carbon dioxide lasers
DOI: 10.1007/BF01095263

Citations: 22
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