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We investigate the influence of the surface properties of a low-temperature-grown GaAs photoconductive antenna on the terahertz (THz) emission strength, using a specially designed THz time-domain spectroscopy system. The system allows us to excite six different positions along the 10 μm gap of a coplanar stripline antenna with a length of 10 mm without changing the alignment of the optical or THz beam path. A comparison to the surface roughness and the grain size which are extracted from an atomic force and a scanning electron microscope is given.
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Abdulmunem, O.M., Hassoon, K.I., Völkner, J. et al. Photoconductive LT-GaAs Terahertz Antennas: Correlation Between Surface Quality and Emission Strength. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 38, 574–582 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-016-0353-y
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