Electrical-field sensitive YBa2Cu O detectors for real-time monitoring of picosecond THz pulses : Dissertationsschrift

ISBN-13: 9783731507864 / Angielski

Juliane Raasch

Opis

This work investigates the capability of the high-temperature superconductor YBCO to sense the evolution of the electrical field of THz pulses. A deposition process for ten unit-cell thin films and a sub-µm patterning process were developed to enable high sensitivities. The detector response to THz exctiations and its electrical-field sensitivity were studied. This unique characteristic allows for the investigation of instabilities of the THz radiation emitted from synchrotron storage rings.