THz Photoconductive Antennas (780 nm)

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Photoconductive antennas are widely used to generate and detect both wideband impulse and continuous monochromatic terahertz radiation. Numerous scientific and industrial terahertz imaging and spectroscopy systems used in science and industry are based on these devices.

Antennas PCA-SL-50-50-780 and PCA-D-50-7.2-780 by TYDEX LLC form an ideal pair of antennas, on the basis of which it is possible to build a broadband terahertz spectrometer capable of measuring in the frequency range Δf between 0.1 and 2.2 THz (Δλ of 3000 to 130 μm).

A typical terahertz time-domain spectrometer configuration is shown in fig. 1. Our antennas are designed to be pumped with femtosecond laser radiation in free space. The laser must comply with the following specifications: wavelength λ_opt=780 nm, pulse duration τ_P=120 fs, average power per antenna P_opt=10 mW.

Fig. 1. A diagram of a photoconductive antenna-based terahertz spectrometer

Delivery set

Antennas can be supplied as chips or mounted on a standard PCB (printed circuit board) or on a custom PCB developed by TYDEX according to the customer's specifications.  The delivery set includes a silicon hyperhemispherical lens and an adjustment unit for a standard PCB (see fig.3). 

Fig.  2. Photoconductive antenna on a chip

Fig.  3. Photoconductive antenna affixed to an adjustment unit

Fig.  4. Time domain terahertz impulse waveform

Fig.  5. The frequency dependence of the dynamic range, where the level of 0 dB corresponds to the noise level measured when installing an opaque barrier between the generator and the detector

 
Key antenna specifications:

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