Fiber-coupled antennas for ultrafast coherent terahertz spectroscopy in low temperatures and high magnetic fields
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 73, 3258 (2002); doi:10.1063/1.1498904
Issue Date: September 2002
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For the purposes of measuring the high-frequency complex conductivity of correlated-electron materials at low temperatures and high magnetic fields, a method is introduced for performing coherent time-domain terahertz spectroscopy directly in the cryogenic bore of existing dc and pulsed magnets. Miniature fiber-coupled THz emitters and receivers are constructed and are demonstrated to work down to 1.5 K and up to 17 T, for eventual use in higher-field magnets. Maintaining the submicron alignment between fiber and antenna during thermal cycling, obtaining ultrafast (<200 fs) optical gating pulses at the end of long optical fibers, and designing highly efficient devices that work well with low-power optical gating pulses constitute the major technical challenges of this project. Data on a YBCO superconducting thin film and a high mobility two-dimensional electron gas are shown. ©2002 American Institute of Physics.
| History: | Received 9 April 2002; accepted 6 June 2002 |
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KEYWORDS and PACS
submillimetre wave spectroscopy,
submillimetre wave measurement,
submillimetre wave antennas,
submillimetre wave receivers,
submillimetre wave generation,
optical fibres,
optical pulse compression,
electrical conductivity measurement,
low-temperature techniques
- 07.57.Pt
Instruments, apparatus, and components common to several branches of physics and astronomy Infrared, submillimeter wave, microwave and radiowave instruments and equipment Submillimeter wave, microwave and radiowave spectrometers; magnetic resonance spectrometers, auxiliary equipment, and techniques - 42.81.Wg
Optics Fiber optics Other fiber-optical devices - 84.37.+q
Electronics; radiowave and microwave technology; direct energy conversion and storage Electric variable measurements (including voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, inductance, impedance, and admittance, etc.) - 42.65.Re
Optics Nonlinear optics Ultrafast processes; optical pulse generation and pulse compression - YEAR: 2002
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