Broadband spintronic terahertz source with peak electric fields exceeding 1.5 MV/cm

R Rouzegar, AL Chekhov, Y Behovits, BR Serrano… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
In this work, we improve the performance of an optically pumped spintronic terahertz emitter
(STE) by a factor of up to 6 in field amplitude through an optimized photonic and thermal …

Ultrafast carrier dynamics in terahertz photoconductors and photomixers: beyond short-carrier-lifetime semiconductors

PK Lu, AJ Fernandez Olvera, D Turan, TS Seifert… - …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Efficient terahertz generation and detection are a key prerequisite for high performance
terahertz systems. Major advancements in realizing efficient terahertz emitters and detectors …

[HTML][HTML] Spintronic sources of ultrashort terahertz electromagnetic pulses

TS Seifert, L Cheng, Z Wei, T Kampfrath, J Qi - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Spintronic terahertz emitters are broadband and efficient sources of terahertz radiation,
which emerged at the intersection of ultrafast spintronics and terahertz photonics. They are …

Terahertz waveform synthesis in integrated thin-film lithium niobate platform

A Herter, A Shams-Ansari, FF Settembrini… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Bridging the “terahertz gap “relies upon synthesizing arbitrary waveforms in the terahertz
domain enabling applications that require both narrow band sources for sensing and few …

Nanoengineered spintronic-metasurface terahertz emitters enable beam steering and full polarization control

S Wang, W Qin, S Zhang, Y Lou, C Liu, T Wu, Q He… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The demand for emerging applications at the terahertz frequencies motivates the
development of novel and multifunctional devices for the generation and manipulation of …

Terahertz metagrating emitters with beam steering and full linear polarization control

C McDonnell, J Deng, S Sideris, G Li… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
We report the realization of broadband THz plasmonic metagrating emitters for simultaneous
beam steering and all-optical linear polarization control. Two types of metagratings are …

[HTML][HTML] Spintronics based terahertz sources

M Wang, Y Zhang, L Guo, M Lv, P Wang, X Wang - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Terahertz (THz) sources, covering a range from about 0.1 to 10 THz, are key devices for
applying terahertz technology. Spintronics-based THz sources, with the advantages of low …

360° Polarization Control of Terahertz Spintronic Emitters Using Uniaxial FeCo/TbCo2/FeCo Trilayers

P Koleják, G Lezier, K Postava, JF Lampin… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polarization control of THz light is of paramount interest for the numerous applications
offered in this frequency range. Recent developments in THz spintronic emitters allow for a …

Average power scaling of THz spintronic emitters efficiently cooled in reflection geometry

T Vogel, A Omar, S Mansourzadeh, F Wulf… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Metallic spintronic terahertz (THz) emitters have become well-established for offering ultra-
broadband, gapless THz emission in a variety of excitation regimes, in combination with …

[HTML][HTML] Spin-voltage-driven efficient terahertz spin currents from the magnetic Weyl semimetals Co2MnGa and Co2MnAl

G Bierhance, A Markou, O Gueckstock… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic Weyl semimetals are an emerging material class that combines magnetic order
and a topologically non-trivial band structure. Here, we study ultrafast optically driven spin …