• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 60, Issue 18, 1811022 (2023)
Wei Shi†,*, Zhi Jin1,†, Lei Zhang, Lei Hou, and Lei Yang
Author Affiliations
  • Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Optoelectronics and Terahertz Science, Xi'an University of Technology , Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi , China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP231534 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    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 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of THz-TDS system
    Fig. 1. 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
    Fig. 2. 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
    Fig. 3. Amplitude of reference signals used in the experiment
    Schematic diagram of the photoconductive antenna circuit
    Fig. 4. 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
    Fig. 5. 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
    Fig. 6. 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
    AntennaDark resistance /kΩOn-state resistance /kΩBias voltage /VAmplitude /arb.units
    PCAV4724.5802.4
    PCAL3387.0803.2
    Table 1. Related parameters of reference signal
    Resistance value /kΩVoltage at both ends of the antenna /VVoltage at both ends of the resistor /V
    1518.561.5
    1003.476.6
    Table 2. Voltage distribution when PCAV series fixed resistor
    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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