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Broadband terahertz radiation from metal targets irradiated by a short pulse laser
摘要： The generation of low-frequency radiation from sub-picosecond laser pulses incident on metal targets is investigated. The laser field drives time-varying currents in a thin sub-surface layer of the metal, which emits broadband radiation that peaks at terahertz frequencies. We present a one-dimensional electrostatic model for copper appropriate for the interaction of laser pulses at normal incidence combined with a radiation model for an infinitely thin disk. The latter uses as input a single parameter, the temporal dependence of the integrated current density on axis, which is derived from the electrostatic model. The salient characteristics of the emitted radiation, such as power, energy, and spectra, are calculated for laser pulses with various intensities and pulse durations. The radiated energy per unit solid angle peaks at a small angle off the target normal and tapers off at larger angles. Analytical scaling of radiated energy with incident laser energy, in the low frequency limit, is obtained in the form erad ∝ e3/2 laser. For accurate results, it is imperative to use the full expression for the heat capacity of electrons, in both the degenerate and ideal gas limits. Failure to do so may result in inaccuracies for the computed radiated energy, as large as one order of magnitude. A comparison of calculated and measured radiation energy in the 8–12 GHz frequency range indicates a similar trend with laser energy and comparable magnitude (≈1 fJ).
关键词： current density,terahertz radiation,laser-metal interactions,electron heat capacity,broadband radiation
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Describing broadband terahertz response of graphene FET detectors by a classical model
摘要： Direct power detectors based on field-effect transistors are becoming widely used for terahertz applications. However, accurate characterization at terahertz frequencies of such detectors is a challenging task. The high-frequency response is dominated by parasitic coupling and loss associated with contacts and overall layout of the component. Moreover, the performance of such detectors is complicated to predict since many different physical models are used to explain the high sensitivity at terahertz frequencies. This makes it hard to draw important conclusions about the underlying device physics for these detectors. For the first time, we demonstrate accurate and comprehensive characterization of graphene field-effect transistors from 1 GHz to 1.1 THz, simultaneously accessing the bias dependence, the scattering parameters, and the detector voltage responsivity. Within a frequency range of more than 1 THz, and over a wide bias range, we have shown that the voltage responsivity can be accurately described using a combination of a small-signal equivalent circuit model, and the second-order series expansion terms of the nonlinear dc I ? V characteristic. Without bias, the measured low-frequency responsivity was 0.3 kV/W with the input signal applied to the gate, and 2 kV/W with the input signal applied to the drain. The corresponding cut-off frequencies for the two cases were 140 GHz and 50 GHz, respectively. With a 300-GHz signal applied to the gate, a voltage responsivity of 1.8 kV/W was achieved at a drain-source current of 0.2 mA. The minimum noise equivalent power was below 30 pW/√Hz in cold mode. Our results show that detection of terahertz signals in graphene field-effect transistors can be described over a wide frequency range by the nonlinear carrier transport characteristic obtained at static electrical fields. This finding is important for explaining the mechanism of detection and for further development of terahertz detectors.
关键词： classical model,field-effect transistors,scattering parameters,graphene,broadband characterization,terahertz detectors
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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The investigation of the electromagnetic coupling effect in terahertz toroidal metasurfaces and metamaterials
摘要： We proposed and fabricated toroidal dipole (TD) metasurfaces(MSs) with a metamolecule of two coplanar U-shaped split ring resonators(USRRs) fabricated on polyimide substrate, and TD metamaterials (MMs) were the stacks of two TD MSs layers, whose frequencies, electromagnetic (EM) distributions and Q factor can be efficiently affected by the EM coupling effect in TD MSs/MMs. It was found that the resonances frequencies of TD MMs were shifted to lower frequencies due to the increase of inductance by the stacks of metallic layer. Meanwhile, the high-frequency TD resonance in TD MMs would be tailored by the periodicity. Considering the relation between TD resonances and the scattering power of TD (Ty), the Q factor depended highly on the value of Ty in the same metamolecule structure. The optimization in excitation of TD provide opportunity to further increase the Q-factor of metamaterial and pave a way for potential applications in terahertz sensor and other functional devices.
关键词： Toroidal dipole,Terahertz,Metamaterials,Metasurfaces
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Terahertz intersubband transitions in GaAsBi/AlGaAs single quantum well heterostructure
摘要： GaAsBi/AlGaAs single quantum well conduction band structure, energy levels, and their corresponding wavefunctions have been calculated by solving the Schr?dinger equation. The influences of the heterostructure parameters on the intersubband transition (ISBT) frequency within the terahertz (THz) domain have been investigated. The results show that the quantum well width has a great impact on the THz ISBT frequency. In particular, an ISBT with a frequency of 2.611 THz (10.80?meV) has been obtained for specifically optimized parameters. The study of the intersubband optical absorption coefficient (OAC) was centered in the frequency band of 2 – 14 THz ( ~ 8 – 58 meV), therefore the corresponding results are useful for the optimization of THz detectors. Correspondingly, by changing the thickness of the active layer the number of the OAC peaks has been tuned. The dipole matrix element and the Fermi occupation function have been also studied in detail. Furthermore, the influences coming from the incidence angle on the OAC intensity were numerically investigated. The obtained results could be beneficial for the design and the optimization of devices operating in the THz frequency band.
关键词： GaAsBi quantum well,Terahertz region,Intersubband transitions,Optical absorption coefficient,Incidence angle,Active layer thickness
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Terahertz radiation from multi ion plasma irradiated by two cross focused Gaussian laser beams
摘要： Terahertz (THz) radiation generation by nonlinear coupling of two color Gaussian laser beams in a plasma with multi-ion species is numerically investigated by taking into account the nonlinearity due to ponderomotive force and space-charge field. By calculating the modification of electron density distribution of such plasma, coupled differential equations governing the evolution of two laser beams’ spot size and the outcome THz wave amplitude are established. The influence of the ionic species density and charge composition on the cross focusing of laser beams as well as generation of THz radiation is studied. The results mainly demonstrated that nonlinear effects in a multiply ionized plasma are excited stronger in comparison to the singly ionized one. It was found that the presence of ion species of higher charge enhances the cross focusing of beams and, consequently, THz field amplitude. The generated THz emission also strongly depends on the density of ionic species. The results showed that the minimum output of THz radiation is related to the higher density of singly charged ionic species. Moreover, it was found that the maximum value of THz amplitude takes place within a specific range of laser intensities.
关键词： multi-ion plasma,ponderomotive force,space-charge field,Terahertz radiation,Gaussian laser beams
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Study on Irradiation Effect of Mid-Infrared Free Electron Laser on Hen Egg-White Lysozyme by Using Terahertz-Time Domain Spectroscopy and Synchrotron-Radiation Vacuum-Ultraviolet Circular-Dichroism Spectroscopy
摘要： Mid-infrared free-electron laser (MIR-FEL) is potentially applicable for tissue ablation and dissociation of pathological peptide aggregates in medicine. However, it is still poorly understood how the MIR-FEL irradiation influences on functional proteins such as enzymes. In the current study, the effect of MIR-FEL on both aggregate and non-aggregate (= native) states of hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) as a representative enzyme has been investigated. Absorption intensity at terahertz region (0.3–1.2 THz, 10–40 cm?1) of the aggregate of HEWL was lower than that of the native HEWL, but the former was increased nearly to the same level with the latter after the MIR-FEL irradiation tuned to 6 μm that corresponds to carbonyl stretching vibrational mode of amide bonds (amide I). This indicates that the aggregate of HEWL was converted to the native state by the irradiation. On the other hand, synchrotron-radiation vacuum-ultraviolet circular-dichroism spectroscopy showed that protein conformation of the native HEWL, which was rich in α-helix, was little changed after the MIR-FEL irradiation under the same condition with the case of the aggregate of HEWL. Furthermore, the enzymatic hydrolysis activity of the native HEWL against bacterial glycan was not remarkably decreased by the irradiation. Therefore, it can be estimated that the native structure of HEWL is little damaged although the aggregate state can be easily dissociated by the resonant excitation at amide bonds.
关键词： Vacuum-ultraviolet circular-dichroism spectroscopy,Mid-infrared free-electron laser,Protein aggregate,Terahertz-time domain spectroscopy
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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N-glycosylation state of TRPM8 protein revealed by terahertz spectroscopy and molecular modelling
摘要： TRPM8 member of the TRP superfamily of membrane proteins participates to various cellular processes ranging from Ca2+ uptake and cold sensation to cellular proliferation and migration. TRPM8 is a large tetrameric protein with more than 70% of its residues located in the cytoplasm. TRPM8 is N-glycosylated, with a single site per subunit. This work focuses on the N-glycosylation of TRPM8 channel that was previously studied by our group in relation to proliferation and migration of tumoral cells. Here, experimental data performed with deglycosylating agents assess that the sole glycosylation site contains complex glycans with a molecular weight of 2.5 kDa. The glycosylation state of TRPM8 in cells untreated and treated with a deglycosylating agent was addressed with Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy. Results show a clear difference between cells comprising glycosylated and deglycosylated TRPM8, the first presenting an increased THz absorption. Human TRPM8 was modelled using as templates the available TRPM8 and other TRPM channels structures. Glycosylations were modelled by considering two glycan structures with molecular weight close to the experiment: shorter and branched at the first sugar unit (glc1) and longer and unbranched (glc2). Simulation of THz spectra based on the molecular dynamics of unglycosylated and the two glycosylated TRPM8 models in lipid membrane and solvation box showed that glycan structure strongly influences the THz spectrum of the channel and of other components from the simulation system. Only spectra of TRPM8 with glc1 glycans were in agreement with the experiment, leading to the validation of glc1 glycan structure.
关键词： N-glycosylation,Terahertz spectroscopy,TRPM8,Molecular modelling,Membrane proteins
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Metal-graphene hybrid active chiral metasurfaces for dynamic terahertz wavefront modulation and near field imaging
摘要： Chiral metasurfaces can achieve giant chiral optical responses and have been expanded from the optical band to other electromagnetic bands. Here, we propose a new method for dynamic terahertz circular dichroism (CD) manipulation in metasurfaces. By introducing a patterned and electrically doped graphene into the metamirror consists of double layer C-shaped split ring resonators (SRRs), efficient terahertz CD modulation is observed. Since the electrical doping of graphene changes the absorption loss of the metasuface cavity, the structure shows switching between a chiral metasurface and an ordinary metal mirror, which can be seen as "on" and "off" states. The calculation results show an efficient modulation of the terahertz CD in a large dynamic range. In addition, we also use the new method to design two metasurfaces for dynamic terahertz wavefront modulation and near-field digital imaging, both of which show a high-performance electrical switching. This method provides a new way for the design of active terahertz devices based on metasurfaces, and also promotes the applications of terahertz chiral metasurfaces in high-speed wireless communication and dynamic imaging.
关键词： Chiral metasurfaces,terahertz,circular dichroism,near-field imaging,graphene,wavefront modulation
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Ultra-Wideband Low-Loss Control of Terahertz Scatterings via an All-Dielectric Coding Metasurface
摘要： Despite the growing interests for controlling of terahertz (THz) scatterings via metallic metasurfaces, the avoidance of Ohmic loss resulting from the interaction between light and phonons or free electrons remains an arduous task. Herein, we propose a new approach of ultra-wideband low-loss control of THz-scatterings via all-dielectric coding metasurface (DCMF). In our experiments, the DCMFs manipulate THz waves remarkably in an ultra-wideband of 900 GHz. When a THz wave enters into the DCMFs, it emerges split into two Bessel-beams with a higher amplitude of transmission up to 60%, and the lower amplitude about 30%. In our simulations the high amplitude of transmission even may achieve 99%. Besides, the variation of coding sequence enables diversification of manipulation for THz-scatterings. Notably, the DCMF with the sequence of ‘101010…’ refracts a beam of 1.3THz in two directions. The energy of the main beam seems to dissipate at all. We also fins that, as a beam of 1.63 THz passes through the DCMFs consisting of the sequence of ‘110110…’, its energy may scatter in multiple directions, demonstrating an unprecedented control of THz-scatterings. Our results not only enriches the strategy of THz modulation but also guides the superior design for THz devices.
关键词： modulation,Terahertz,coding metasurface,metamaterial,phase sensitivity
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Terahertz radiation enhanced by target ablation during the interaction of high intensity laser pulse and micron-thickness metal foil
摘要： When an ultra-intense relativistic laser is irradiated on a solid target, terahertz (THz) pulses can be generated by coherent transition radiation when the laser-driven electron beams cross the rear surface of the target. The radiation energy depends on the number and energy of the electrons. By introducing a milli-joule picosecond ablation laser pulse, an underdense preplasma with a scale length of micrometers is generated at the front surface of the target. Electron beams with more charge and higher energy can be produced during the interaction between the following main laser pulse and the preplasma, which enhance the THz radiation and affect the radiation angle. Two dimensional particle-in-cell simulations demonstrate the improvement of electron beams and a nearly tenfold enhancement of THz radiation energy is observed.
关键词： high intensity laser pulse,particle-in-cell simulations,coherent transition radiation,terahertz radiation,target ablation,micron-thickness metal foil
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59