Broadband THz to NIR up-converter for photon-type THz imaging

Peng Bai; Yueheng Zhang; Tianmeng Wang; Zhanglong Fu; Dixiang Shao; Ziping Li; Wenjian Wan; Hua Li; Juncheng Cao; Xuguang Guo; Wenzhong Shen

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11465-6

Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Broadband THz to NIR up-converter for photon-type THz imaging

Peng Bai,
Yueheng Zhang,
Tianmeng Wang,
Zhanglong Fu,
Dixiang Shao,
Ziping Li,
Wenjian Wan,
Hua Li,
Juncheng Cao,
Xuguang Guo,
Wenzhong Shen

Affiliations

Peng Bai: Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yueheng Zhang: Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tianmeng Wang: Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Zhanglong Fu: Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid-State Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dixiang Shao: Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid-State Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ziping Li: Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid-State Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenjian Wan: Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid-State Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hua Li: Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid-State Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Juncheng Cao: Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid-State Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xuguang Guo: School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Wenzhong Shen: Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11465-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Designing high performance THz pixelless imaging devices is nowadays challenging due to the inability to obtain normal incidence excitation using a grating coupler. Here, the authors report a broadband GaAs HIWIP-LED THz-NIR up-conversion imaging device avoiding the use of any grating coupler.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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