The Route to Nanoscale Terahertz Technology: Nanowire-based Terahertz Detectors and Terahertz Modulators
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Boland, Jessica L
Peng, Kun
Baig, Sarwat
Damry, Djamshid A
Parkinson, Patrick
Fu, Lan
Tan, Hark Hoe
Jagadish, Chennupati
Herz, Laura
Joyce, Hannah
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In this work, we demonstrate novel THz detectors and modulators based on semiconductor nanowires. We show that single nanowire PC THz receivers exhibit excellent sensitivity, high SNR of 40, and a broad detection bandwidth up to 2 THz, comparable to the bulk InP PC receivers. We also demonstrate ultrafast THz modulation by GaAs nanowire polarisers with a less than 5ps switching time and a modulation depth of-8dB, We show an extinction of over 13% and dynamic range of-9dB, comparable to microsecond-switchable graphene-and metamaterial-based THz modulators.
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Proceedings of the 43rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz 2018)
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