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Metal-wire terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2158025
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Subjectelectrodes; electro-optical effects; infrared spectra; photoconducting switches; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre wave propagation; submillimetre wave spectra; waveguides; zinc compounds
Abstract
Terahertz (THz) pulses propagating on a metal-wire waveguide are used to perform terahertz time-domain spectroscopy of lactose powder dispersed on top of the wire. The THz pulses are generated by a photoconductive switch at one end of the metal wire and are detected at the other end by electro-optic sampling in a ZnTe crystal that can be moved parallel to the axis of the metal wire. A large enhancement in the peak amplitude of the THz signal is observed by contacting the metal wire to one of the electrodes of the photoconductive switch. The propagation characteristics of the THz pulse along the metal wire and near its end are studied. Potential applications of metal-wire terahertz time-domain spectroscopy are discussed.
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  • Applied Physics Letters 87, no. 26 (1 December 2005): 261107-1–261107-3.
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