Sillenite-Based Terahertz Radiation Receivers: Design Aspects

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The possible application of crystals from the sillenite group (Bi12SiO20, Bi12GeO20, Bi12TiO20) to detect radiation in the terahertz (near infrared) range is considered. Photosensitivity for the spectral range of 3–30 μm is provided by application of the shallow traps located near the bottom of the conduction band. The crystal sections are determined, at which the electro-optical and piezoelectric effects can be used to develop a voltage on the surface electrodes. The electrodes made in the form of an interdigital transducer or a spiral complement the device with new functional capabilities.

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V. M. Petrov

Saint-Petersburg State University

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Email: journal@electronics.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8523-0336

Dr. of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (radiophysics), Dr. of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (optics), professor, Department of General Physics – 1

Belarus, Saint-Petersburg

G. A. Ludnikov

National Research University ITMO

Email: journal@electronics.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0004-9436-0118

student, Department of Photonics

Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg

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2. Fig. 1. Circuit of energy bands for crystals of the sillenite group (WV - valence band, WC – conduction band, forbidden band width DW»3,5 eV, DWSTR – depth of shallow traps, DWTR – depth of deep traps)

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3. Fig. 2. Possible crystal sections, at which the maximum changes in the refractive index Dn and induced electric fields occur due to the piezoelectric effect (the initial state of optical indicatrix is shown in blue, the amended state is shown in red): a – radiation is incident on the crystal along the [001] plane, the external control field E0 is applied along the [100] plane; b – radiation is incident on the crystal along the [111] plane, the external control field E0 is applied along the [111] plane; c and d – spiral forms of electrodes

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