Generation of femtosecond electromagnetic pulses from semiconductor surfaces
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We have generated electromagnetic beams from a variety of semiconductors. When a bare semiconductor wafer was illuminated by femtosecond optical pulses, electromagnetic waves radiate from the surface and form collinear diffraction-limited electromagnetic beams in the inward and outward directions. The amplitude and phase of the radiated field depend on carrier mobility, the strength and polarity of the static internal field at the semiconductor surface.
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Drift currents are generated by charge acceleration within applied or built-in electric fields, as occur within semiconductor surface depletion regions, p-n junctions, or Schottky junctions.
“Drift currents are generated by charge acceleration within applied or built-in electric fields, as occur within semiconductor surface depletion regions26, p–n junctions, or Schottky junctions.”
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- Authors
- Zhang, X.-C., Hu, B. B., Darrow, J. T., & Auston, D. H.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- Venue
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publisher
- AIP Publishing
- Published
- 1990-03-12
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1011-1013
- ISSN
- 0003-6951 (ISSN-L)
- 1077-3118
- OpenAlex
- W2025038832
- Cited by
- 538
- References
- 8
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- FWCI
- 11.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Applied Physics Letters (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Terahertz technology and applications
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
- Keywords
- semiconductor surfaces, surface radiation, carrier mobility, diffraction-limited beam, semiconductor wafers, ultrafast laser excitation
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