The research on polarization-tunable terahertz GaAs photoconductive antenna array
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1.School of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Weinan Normal University, Weinan 714099, China;2.Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Optoelectronic and Terahertz Science, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China;3.Shaanxi Railway Institute of Vocational Technology, Weinan 714000, China

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O441.4

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (62371391), the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology (2023-JC-QN-0676), Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Shaanxi Provincial (21JK0632), Key Research and Development Plan Project of Science and Technology Bureau of Weinan (2022ZDYFJH-123)

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    As an important emitter for terahertz radiation, photoconductive antenna arrays are limited in their application flexibility due to the fixed polarization state of traditional antennas. In response to this issue, we have designed and studied a polarization-adjustable four-element terahertz gallium arsenide photoconductive antenna array, aiming to enhance its versatility and applicability in various applications. By precisely controlling the excitation of each element, the antenna array can achieve precise control of linearly and circularly polarized terahertz waves through in-phase unequal amplitude excitation and phase difference excitation. The results show that with in-phase unequal amplitude excitation, flexible control of linearly polarized terahertz waves within a 360-degree range can be achieved. With a 90-degree phase difference excitation, circularly polarized terahertz waves are generated, with a -10 dB impedance bandwidth range of 0.057 THz to 1.013 THz and a relative bandwidth of 178.69%. The axial ratio bandwidth range is 0.815 THz to 0.947 THz, with a relative bandwidth of 14.98%.

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DONG Chen-Gang, SHI Wei, HAN Xiao-Wei, WANG Zhi-Quan, WANG Xin, ZHANG Xiu-Xing. The research on polarization-tunable terahertz GaAs photoconductive antenna array[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves,2025,44(2):163~169

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  • Received:July 08,2024
  • Revised:February 13,2025
  • Adopted:August 25,2024
  • Online: February 08,2025
  • Published: April 25,2025
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