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Picosecond Polarisation Detector for Infrared and Terahertz Radiation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Wolfgang Weber ,
Josef Kiermaier ,
Sergey N. Danilov ,
Dieter Schuh ,
Christian Gerl ,
Werner Wegscheider ,
Dominique Bougeard ,
Gerhard Abstreiter ,
Wilhelm Prettl  and
Sergey D. Ganichev
Wolfgang Weber
Affiliation:
wolfgang.weber@physik.uni-regensburg.de, University of Regensburg, nstitute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Regensburg, N/A, Germany
Josef Kiermaier
Affiliation:
Josef.kiermaier@physik.uni-regensburg.de, Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 9305, Regensburg, N/A, Germany
Sergey N. Danilov
Affiliation:
sergey.danilov@physik.uni-regensburg.de, Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 9305, Regensburg, N/A, Germany
Dieter Schuh
Affiliation:
Dieter.schuh@physik.uni-regensburg.de, Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 9305, Regensburg, N/A, Germany
Christian Gerl
Affiliation:
christian.gerl@physik.uni-regensburg.de, Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 9305, Regensburg, N/A, Germany
Werner Wegscheider
Affiliation:
werner.wegscheider@physik.uni-regensburg.de, Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 9305, Regensburg, N/A, Germany
Dominique Bougeard
Affiliation:
Dominique.Bougeard@wsi.tu-muenchen.de, Walter Schottky Institute, TU Munich, Garching, Germany, Muenchen, Germany, Muenchen, N/A, Germany
Gerhard Abstreiter
Affiliation:
gerhard.abstreiter@wsi.tu-muenchen.de, Walter Schottky Institute, TU Munich, Garching, Germany, Muenchen, Germany, Muenchen, N/A, Germany
Wilhelm Prettl
Affiliation:
wilhelm.prettl@physik.uni-regensburg.de, Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 9305, Regensburg, N/A, Germany
Sergey D. Ganichev
Affiliation:
sergey.ganichev@physik.uni-regensburg.de, Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 9305, Regensburg, N/A, Germany
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Abstract

We report on a room temperature detector of infrared/terahertz laser radiation allowing to measure and characterized the radiation polarization state with picosecond time resolution.

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devicesopticalTe
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1016: Symposium CC – Materials and Material Structures Enabling Terahertz Technology , 2007 , 1016-CC01-04
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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