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Antenna-coupled spintronic terahertz emitters driven by a 1550 nm femtosecond laser oscillator

U. Nandi, M.S. Abdelaziz, G. Jakob, O. Gueckstock, R. Rouzegar, T.S. Seifert, M. Kläui, T. Kampfrath, and S. Preu – 2019

We demonstrate antenna-coupled spintronic terahertz (THz) emitters excited by 1550 nm, 90 fs laser pulses. Antennas are employed to opti-mize THz outcoupling and frequency coverage of ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic metallic spintronic structures. We directly compare theantenna-coupled devices to those without antennas. Using a 200 µm H-dipole antenna and an ErAs:InGaAs photoconductive receiver, weobtain a 2.42-fold larger THz peak-peak signal, a bandwidth of 4.5 THz, and an increase in the peak dynamic range (DNR) from 53 dB to65 dB. A 25 µm slotline antenna offered 5 dB larger peak DNR and a bandwidth of 5 THz. For all measurements, we use a comparatively lowlaser power of 45 mW from a commercial fiber-coupled system that is frequently employed in table-top THz time-domain systems.

Title
Antenna-coupled spintronic terahertz emitters driven by a 1550 nm femtosecond laser oscillator
Author
U. Nandi, M.S. Abdelaziz, G. Jakob, O. Gueckstock, R. Rouzegar, T.S. Seifert, M. Kläui, T. Kampfrath, and S. Preu
Keywords
Antennas, Terahertz radiation, Spintronic devices, Photoconductive materials, Electromagnetism, Electrical properties and parameters, Semiconductors, Lasers
Date
2019
Identifier
DOI: 10.1063/1.5048297
Appeared in
Appl. Phys. Lett. 115, 022405 (2019)
Type
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