Effect of photogenerated electrons on the terahertz plasma-wave resonance in HEMT’s under interband photoexcitation

Mitsuhiro Hanabe; Taiichi Otsuji; Victor Ryzhii

doi:10.1117/12.549142

1 September 2004 Effect of photogenerated electrons on the terahertz plasma-wave resonance in HEMT's under interband photoexcitation

Mitsuhiro Hanabe, Taiichi Otsuji, Victor Ryzhii

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Proceedings Volume 5466, Microwave and Terahertz Photonics; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549142
Event: Photonics Europe, 2004, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2-D) electron plasma in a submicron channel of a high-electron mobility transistor (HEMT) can make resonant oscillation in the terahertz range. The gate bias potential V_gs can control the resonant frequency fr, which offers the possibility of tunable coherent terahertz oscillators. The terahertz plasma-wave excitation can be performed by means of interband photoexcitation in a manner of laser-photomixed difference-frequency (Δf) generation. The 2-D electron plasma in the electron channel is excited by the terahertz Δf component of the photoexcited carriers. Since the photoelectrons perturb the surface density of 2-D electrons, strong photoexcitation dynamically modulates the fr, resulting in considerable resonant-spectral broadening. This effect was modeled analytically in the 2-D plasma hydrodynamic equation. The modulation depth of the density of 2-D electrons by the photoelectrons deeply relates to the resonant intensity and f_r. In order to validate the analytical calculation, the plasma-wave resonance was experimentally observed for a 0.15-μm gate-length InGaP/InGaAs/GaAs pseudomorphic HEMT in the terahertz range. At the modulation depth of 30%, the resonance was clearly observed with a double peak (the peak at 1.9/5.8 THz corresponding to the fundamental /third harmonic resonance). On the contrary, under a low modulation depth condition, the plasma resonant intensity decreased. Observed resonant frequencies support the analytical calculation.

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Mitsuhiro Hanabe, Taiichi Otsuji, and Victor Ryzhii "Effect of photogenerated electrons on the terahertz plasma-wave resonance in HEMT's under interband photoexcitation", Proc. SPIE 5466, Microwave and Terahertz Photonics, (1 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549142

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