Time-Domain Terahertz - Toptica
Time-Domain Terahertz - Toptica
Time-Domain Terahertz - Toptica
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Photoconductive SwitchesFiber-coupled InGaAs AntennasPulsed terahertz generation made easy: fiber-pigtailed InGaAs antennas provide anideal match for our turnkey, telecom-band femtosecond lasers. The photoconductiveswitches, developed by the Fraunhofer heinrich-hertz Institute (hhI, Berlin/Germany),use a multi-stack design of InGaAs absorber layers and InAlAs trapping layers to reducethe dark conductivity of the semiconductor and maximize the efficiency of the device.The emitter and detector modules feature a strip-line and a dipole antenna, respectively,and are packaged with a Silicon lens and SM/PM fiber. Their bandwidth spans morethan 4 Thz. Together with the FemtoFerb 1560, these modules make up the corecomponents of the TeraFlash platform.InAlAs (8 nm)InGaAs:Be (12 nm)Key featuresElectric field amplitude (a.u)20100-10-20Semi-insulating InP substrate100periods· compact modules with Sm/Pm fiberpigtail and Silicon lens· high terahertz power: 1 μW average· Large bandwidth > 4 Thz0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70<strong>Time</strong> (ps)Pulse trace of an InGaAsphotoconductive switch.Multi-layer structure of the emitter/receiver modules.Applications· high-bandwidth spectroscopy (e.g.,explosives or liquid crystals)· Industrial process controlSpecificationsSemiconductor materialWavelengthEmitterReceiverEmitter / receiverbandwidthAverage terahertz power(typ.)PackageRecommended operatingconditions#EK-000781 / #EK-000782multi-layer structure of InGaAs and InAlAs on InP1560 nmPhotoconductive switchwith 25 μm strip-line antennaPhotoconductive switchwith 25 μm dipole antenna,10 μm gap> 4 Thz1 μW @ 20 mW laser powercylindrical, Ø 30 mm, integrated Si lens andSM/PM fiber pigtailLaser power 20 mW averagemax. bias ± 20 V (emitter),± 3 V (receiver, only for testing)order information#EK-000781#EK-000782InGaAs/InP Thz emitter: Photoconductive switchwith strip-line antenna and SM/PM fiber pigtailInGaAs/InP Thz receiver: Photoconductive switchwith dipole antenna and SM/PM fiber pigtailwww.toptica.com | 13note: The photoconductive switches are only available in combination with one of ToPTIcA’s femtosecondlasers (FemtoFerb 1560, FemtoFiber pro Ir or FemtoFiber pro IrS).