Ultrafast carrier dynamics and THz conductivity in epitaxial-grown LT-GaAs on silicon for development of THz photoconductive antenna detectors

• Main Authors: Afalla, Jessica, Catindig, Gerald, De Los Reyes, Alexander, Prieto, Elizabeth, Faustino, Maria Angela, Vistro, Victor, Gonzales, Karl Cedric, Bardolaza, Hannah, Mag-Usara, Valynn Katrine, Husay, Horace Andrew, Muldera, Joselito, Cabello, Neil Irvin, Ferrolino, John Paul, Kitahara, Hideaki, Somintac, Armando, Salvador, Arnel A., Tani, Masahiko, Estacio, Elmer
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: Gallium arsenide; Silicon; Photoconductivity; Terahertz technology; Physics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3299
• Institution: De La Salle University

Carrier dynamics and photoconductivity in epitaxial-grown low-temperature GaAs on nominal and vicinal Si(1 0 0) substrates ('LT-GaAs/Si') were studied to predict their actual performance as THz photoconductive antenna (PCA) detectors. An optical-pump terahertz-probe technique was used to o...