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M Jalal Khan¹, Jerry C Chen, Sumanth Kaushik

¹MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, Massachusetts 02420, USA. mjkhan@ll.mit.edu

|November 28, 2008

Summary

We developed a sensitive, room-temperature optical detector for terahertz (THz) waves using nonlinear parametric upconversion. This breakthrough enables precise THz detection with high power sensitivity and timing resolution.

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Terahertz Science and Technology
Nonlinear Optics

Background:

Terahertz (THz) radiation detection is crucial for various scientific and technological applications.
Existing THz detection methods often require cryogenic cooling or lack sufficient sensitivity.
Nonlinear optical techniques offer potential for sensitive and room-temperature detection.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a sensitive, room-temperature optical detector for terahertz (THz) radiation.
To utilize nonlinear parametric upconversion for THz detection.
To achieve high power sensitivity and timing resolution in THz detection.

Main Methods:

Mixing 700 GHz THz radiation with 1,550 nm pump light in a bulk Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) crystal.

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Generating an idler wave at 1,555.6 nm via nonlinear parametric upconversion.

Separating the idler wave, coupling it into optical fiber, and detecting it with a gated Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode.

Main Results:

Achieved sensitive, room-temperature optical detection of THz radiation.
Demonstrated a power sensitivity of 4.5 pW/Hz for the THz detector.
Obtained a timing resolution of 1 nanosecond (ns).

Conclusions:

The developed nonlinear parametric upconversion method provides a highly sensitive and room-temperature solution for THz detection.
The system's performance, including power sensitivity and timing resolution, is suitable for various applications.
This work advances the field of THz sensing and detection technologies.