Broadband terahertz generation using the semiconductor-metal transition in VO2

We report the design, fabrication, and characterization of broadband terahertz emitters based on the semiconductor-metal transition in thin film VO2 (vanadium dioxide). With the appropriate geometry, picosecond electrical pulses are generated by illuminating 120 nm thick VO2 with 280 fs pulses from...

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Published in:AIP Advances
Main Authors: Nicholas A. Charipar, Heungsoo Kim, Scott A. Mathews, Alberto Piqué
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2016-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4941042