Monolithic optoelectronic circuit design for on-chip terahertz applications

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Autori principali: Kusyak, Kateryna, Schulte, Benedikt, Matsuyama, Toru, Kipp, Gunda, Bretscher, Hope M., Day, Matthew W., Meier, Guido, Potts, Alexander M., McIver, James W.
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Kusyak, Kateryna
Schulte, Benedikt
Matsuyama, Toru
Kipp, Gunda
Bretscher, Hope M.
Day, Matthew W.
Meier, Guido
Potts, Alexander M.
McIver, James W.
author_facet Kusyak, Kateryna
Schulte, Benedikt
Matsuyama, Toru
Kipp, Gunda
Bretscher, Hope M.
Day, Matthew W.
Meier, Guido
Potts, Alexander M.
McIver, James W.
contents We demonstrate a monolithic coplanar stripline platform for on-chip terahertz (THz) generation, transmission, and detection, addressing key challenges of mode purity, bandwidth, and referencing. Capacitive coupling of the photoconductive generator switch enforces pure odd-mode propagation, increases THz field strength, and extends the operational frequency range, achieving 0.05-1.4 THz. Our architecture enables fully monolithic fabrication with amorphous silicon switches, in situ field referencing, and galvanic isolation between generation and detection. Finite-element simulations and experiments confirm that suppressing parasitic modes improves signal integrity, providing a robust platform for high-fidelity THz spectroscopy, ultrafast electronics, and nanoscale quantum materials research.
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spellingShingle Monolithic optoelectronic circuit design for on-chip terahertz applications
Kusyak, Kateryna
Schulte, Benedikt
Matsuyama, Toru
Kipp, Gunda
Bretscher, Hope M.
Day, Matthew W.
Meier, Guido
Potts, Alexander M.
McIver, James W.
Optics
Instrumentation and Detectors
We demonstrate a monolithic coplanar stripline platform for on-chip terahertz (THz) generation, transmission, and detection, addressing key challenges of mode purity, bandwidth, and referencing. Capacitive coupling of the photoconductive generator switch enforces pure odd-mode propagation, increases THz field strength, and extends the operational frequency range, achieving 0.05-1.4 THz. Our architecture enables fully monolithic fabrication with amorphous silicon switches, in situ field referencing, and galvanic isolation between generation and detection. Finite-element simulations and experiments confirm that suppressing parasitic modes improves signal integrity, providing a robust platform for high-fidelity THz spectroscopy, ultrafast electronics, and nanoscale quantum materials research.
title Monolithic optoelectronic circuit design for on-chip terahertz applications
topic Optics
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.21052