Strongly enhanced THz generation enabled by a graphene hot-carrier fast lane

Dehui Zhang; Zhen Xu; Gong Cheng; Zhe Liu; Audrey Rose Gutierrez; Wenzhe Zang; Theodore B. Norris; Zhaohui Zhong

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34170-3

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Strongly enhanced THz generation enabled by a graphene hot-carrier fast lane

Dehui Zhang,
Zhen Xu,
Gong Cheng,
Zhe Liu,
Audrey Rose Gutierrez,
Wenzhe Zang,
Theodore B. Norris,
Zhaohui Zhong

Affiliations

Dehui Zhang: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
Zhen Xu: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
Gong Cheng: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
Zhe Liu: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
Audrey Rose Gutierrez: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
Wenzhe Zang: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
Theodore B. Norris: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
Zhaohui Zhong: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34170-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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THz imaging and spectroscopy always request even more efficient components. Here the authors, thanks to a modified photoconductive switch that includes a graphene layer, demonstrate a high-speed photoconductive switch without sacrificing the generated power.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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