THz generation from InN films due to destructive interference between optical rectification and photocurrent surge

Guibao Xu, Yujie J. Ding, Hongping Zhao, Guangyu Liu, Muhammad Jamil, Nelson Tansu, Ioulia B. Zotova, Charles E. Stutz, Darnell E. Diggs, Nils Fernelius, F. Ken Hopkins, Chad S. Gallinat, Gregor Koblmüller, James S. Speck

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Abstract

We have investigated the characteristics of THz generation including the dependence of the output power and polarization on the incident angle and pump polarization from two series of InN films grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PAMBE) and metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), respectively. Following the analyses of our results, we have attributed the mechanism of the THz generation from these InN samples to the destructive interference between optical rectification and photocurrent surge. Under the average intensity of 176 W cm-2 for the subpicosecond laser pulses at 782 nm, the THz output powers were measured to be as high as 2.4 μW from the 220 nm InN film, with the output frequencies spanning the band from 300 GHz to 2.5 THz.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number015004
JournalSEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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