Analysis and design of a continuous-wave terahertz photoconductive photomixer array source |
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Authors: | Saeedkia D Mansour RR Safavi-Naeini S |
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Affiliation: | Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Waterloo, Ont., Canada; |
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Abstract: | An array of photoconductive photomixer/antenna elements as a continuous-wave terahertz source is proposed, and its radiation characteristic is studied. Employing photomixer/antenna elements in an array configuration increases available terahertz power, while each of the array elements consumes optical power less than its maximum sustainable power. A few microwatt terahertz power is achievable from a typical array structure. It is shown that the radiated beam can be steered by changing the angle between the two exciting laser beams. |
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