TERA15-TX-FC
TERA15-RX-FC
Fiber-coupled Photoconductive Antenna
Specifications
Advanced Features and Benefits
- New: Improved spectral and dynamic range
| TERA 15-TX-FC | TERA 15-RX-FC | |
| Emitter | Receiver | |
| Antenna material | InGaAs/InAlAs | LT InGaAs/InAlAs |
| Photosensitivity | up to 1.57 μm | up to 1.57 μm |
| Antenna structure | strip line, gap: 100 µm | dipole: 25 µm, gap: 10 µm |
| Fiber connection | PM-PANDA, l=100 cm, FC/APC connector, SMF 28 fiber on request | PM-PANDA, l=100 cm, FC/APC connector, SMF 28 fiber on request |
| Antenna electrical connection | 1 m connector cable, LEMO 0S | 1 m SMB connector cable, BNC adapter |
| Housing diameter | 24.95 mm | 24.95 mm |
| Operating conditions | ||
| Average optical power | <30 mW | <40 mW |
| Pulse duration | <100 fs | <100 fs |
| Repetition rate | 100 MHz (80...250 MHz) | 100 MHz (80...250 MHz) |
| Bias voltage | 100 V modulation, 100 V (unipolar) | not applicable |
| Modulation frequency | up to 75 kHz (unipolar) | not applicable |
| Characteristics Measured in Fiber Testbed | ||
| THz pulse shape | Peak-to-peak time difference <800 fs | Peak-to-peak time difference <800 fs |
| Maximum of Fourier spectrum | >0.3 THz | >0.3 THz |
| 20 dB level | >1.5 THz | >1.5 THz |
| Noise floor | >4.5 THz | >4.5 THz |
Caution: Maximum optical power 30 mW at emitter, 40 mW at receiver at 100 MHz laser repetion rate.
Description
The fiber-coupled TERA15-FC antennas for 1560 nm laser wavelength allow for all-fiber THz systems. We deliver optimized structures for antennas and detectors.
TERA15-FC THz-Antennas
Electrical field of the TERA15-FC as a function of time:
FFT-spectrum of the emitted THz time trace:
Test conditions for measurement data:
Laser model Menlo Systems C-Fiber, 1560 nm center wavelength, 100 MHz repetition rate, pulse width at antenna <100 fs, 4 TPX lenses.
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TX (Emitter) | RX (Receiver) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average optical power | 20 mW | 16 mW | ||||
| Electrical in-/output | 100 V | 107 TIA |
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Caution: Maximum optical power 30 mW at emitter, 40 mW at receiver (100 MHz repetition rate); maximum voltage 120 V.
Applications
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Data sheets
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Ordering information
- Product Code
- TERA15-TX-FC
- TERA15-RX-FC
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