Optically driven terahertz wave modulator using ring-shaped microstripline with GaInAs photoconductive mesa structure

S Yamasaki, A Yasui, T Amemiya… - IEEE Journal of …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
S Yamasaki, A Yasui, T Amemiya, K Furusawa, S Hara, I Watanabe, A Kanno, N Sekine…
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 2017ieeexplore.ieee.org
To improve wireless communications systems, it is desirable to seamlessly combine fiber-
based optical and terahertz wireless communications systems. In this paper, we
demonstrate a waveguide optically driven terahertz wave modulator using a ring-shaped
microstripline with a GaInAs photoconductive mesa structure. In this device, terahertz wave
modulation is performed by controlling the photo-generated carriers in the GaInAs mesa. As
a result, a maximum extinction ratio of 16.8 dB in the terahertz band was obtained with a …
To improve wireless communications systems, it is desirable to seamlessly combine fiber-based optical and terahertz wireless communications systems. In this paper, we demonstrate a waveguide optically driven terahertz wave modulator using a ring-shaped microstripline with a GaInAs photoconductive mesa structure. In this device, terahertz wave modulation is performed by controlling the photo-generated carriers in the GaInAs mesa. As a result, a maximum extinction ratio of 16.8 dB in the terahertz band was obtained with a light irradiation of 15 dBm (32 mW), and the 3 dB modulation bandwidth was approximately 170 MHz.
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