Tunable Plasmonic Properties and Absorption Enhancement in Terahertz Photoconductive Antenna Based on Optimized Plasmonic Nanostructures

Tatjana Gric, Andrei Gorodetsky, Aleksej Trofimov, Edik Rafailov

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

Herein, we numerically investigate terahertz photoconductive antennas (PCAs) based on optimized plasmonic nanostructures and absorption enhancement in nanocylinders. Plasmonic behavior in the visible to near-infrared light spectrum is achievable due to the metallic nanostructure employment. Herein, we study the absorption enhancement of silver and transparent-conducting oxides (TCO) nanocylinders with different diameters by means of effective medium approximation. This study also reports on the stronger enhancement in the case of TCO nanocylinders. The results show that resonant absorption amplitude and wavelength are dramatically affected by the thickness of the nanostructure as well as by the distances between nanocylinders. The outputs reported here provide a fertile ground for precise control of the nanowire structures for sensing and other enhanced optical applications. It is worthwhile noting that in case of TCO nanocylinders, absorption enhancement for NIR wavelengths, being relevant for present terahertz generation setup, reaches up to fivefold leading to 25-fold increase in terahertz radiation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1028–1038
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves
Volume39
Early online date28 Jun 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2018

Bibliographical note

The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10762-018-0516-0

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Tunable Plasmonic Properties and Absorption Enhancement in Terahertz Photoconductive Antenna Based on Optimized Plasmonic Nanostructures'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this