THz diode technology: Status, prospects, and applications

I Mehdi, JV Siles, C Lee, E Schlecht - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Found in many terahertz (THz) and submillimeter-wave systems, GaAs Schottky diodes
continue to be one of the most useful THz devices. As a low-parasitic device that operates …

Gas spectroscopy system for breath analysis at mm-wave/THz using SiGe BiCMOS circuits

K Schmalz, N Rothbart, PFX Neumaier… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The unique fingerprint spectra of volatile organic compounds for breath analysis and toxic
industrial chemicals make an mm-wave (mmW)/THz gas sensor very specific and sensitive …

Terahertz laser frequency combs

D Burghoff, TY Kao, N Han, CWI Chan, X Cai… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Terahertz light can be used to identify numerous complex molecules, but has traditionally
remained unexploited due to the lack of powerful broadband sources. Pulsed lasers can be …

Frequency stable and low phase noise THz synthesis for precision spectroscopy

L Djevahirdjian, L Lechevallier… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
We present a robust approach to generate a continuously tunable, low phase noise, Hz
linewidth and mHz/s stability THz emission in the 0.1 THz to 1.4 THz range. This is achieved …

Graphene-based plasmonic nano-transceiver for terahertz band communication

JM Jornet, IF Akyildiz - The 8th European conference on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a plasmonic nano-transceiver for wireless communication in the Terahertz
Band (0.1-10 THz) is proposed, modeled and analyzed. The nano-transceiver is based on a …

Terahertz multiheterodyne spectroscopy using laser frequency combs

Y Yang, D Burghoff, DJ Hayton, JR Gao, JL Reno, Q Hu - Optica, 2016 - opg.optica.org
The terahertz region is of great importance for spectroscopy since many molecules have
absorption fingerprints there. Frequency combs based on terahertz quantum cascade lasers …

Frequency-comb-assisted terahertz quantum cascade laser spectroscopy

S Bartalini, L Consolino, P Cancio, P De Natale… - Physical Review X, 2014 - APS
We report a metrological-grade THz spectroscopy based on the combination of a THz
frequency-comb synthesizer (FCS) and a THz quantum cascade laser (QCL). The QCL …

The challenging playground of astrochemistry: an integrated rotational spectroscopy–quantum chemistry strategy

C Puzzarini, V Barone - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
While it is now well demonstrated that the interstellar medium (ISM) is characterized by a
diverse and complex chemistry, a significant number of features in radioastronomical …

Comb operation in terahertz quantum cascade ring lasers

M Jaidl, N Opačak, MA Kainz, S Schönhuber… - Optica, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Ring resonators are an interesting alternative cavity solution to the commonly used ridge-
type waveguide for terahertz (THz) quantum cascade lasers. They either support a standing …

Design and characterization of a room temperature all-solid-state electronic source tunable from 2.48 to 2.75 THz

A Maestrini, I Mehdi, JV Siles, JS Ward… - IEEE Transactions …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report on the design, fabrication and test of an all-solid-state, frequency agile source that
produces over across the 2.48-2.75 THz band at room temperature. This frequency …