Plasma antennas formed in a Ge crystal under laser irradiation
Abstract
The possibilities of using plasma formed by laser radiation in Ge- and Si semiconductors to create plasma antennas are analyzed. The dependences of the amplitude of the emitted microwave signal in the range of 6-7.5 GHz on the laser power and the length of the irradiated section on the semiconductor plate, which served as a transmitting vibrating antenna, were obtained. It is shown that the amplitude of the transmitted signal during the formation of a plasma antenna in Si and Ge crystals can be increased by more than an order of magnitude. The proposed method for creating a semiconductor plasma antenna with initiation by laser radiation has great prospects for creating materials with controlled electromagnetic characteristics in the radio, microwave and THz spectral ranges.
- Publication:
-
XIV International Conference on Pulsed Lasers and Laser Applications
- Pub Date:
- December 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1117/12.2553483
- Bibcode:
- 2019SPIE11322E..1PB