Detection of terahertz frequency radiation via the photothermoelastic response of zincblende crystals
Dean, P, Awang, AH, Kundu, I et al. (6 more authors)
(2013)
Detection of terahertz frequency radiation via the photothermoelastic response of zincblende crystals.
Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 30 (12).
12.
3151 - 3160.
ISSN 0740-3224
Abstract
We present experimental evidence for a photothermoelastic response in zincblende crystals illuminated by quantum cascade laser sources in the frequency range 2.2–2.9 THz. Results obtained using an optically balanced sampling arrangement indicate a mechanism whereby the stress distribution established through localized heating of the crystal induces a change in optical birefringence via the photoelastic response of the crystal. A full mathematic model of this photothermoelastic mechanism in (110)-orientated crystals is presented, and shown to agree well with experimental measurements of the magnitude, and the orientational and spatial dependencies of the sampled signal in ZnTe and GaP crystals.
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Authors/Creators:
Dean, P
Awang, AH
Kundu, I
Alhathlool, R
Khanna, SP
Li, LH
Burnett, A
Linfield, EH
Davies, AG
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Keywords:
Anisotropic optical materials; photothermal effects; far infrared or terahertz; semiconductor lasers; quantum cascade
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