We describe methods for the design, fabrication, and experimental characterization of plasmonic photoconductive emitters, which offer two orders of magnitude higher terahertz power levels compared to conventional photoconductive emitters.
Berry, C., Hashemi, M. R., Unlu, M., Jarrahi, M. Design, Fabrication, and Experimental Characterization of Plasmonic Photoconductive Terahertz Emitters. J. Vis. Exp. (77), e50517, doi:10.3791/50517 (2013).