On-chip terahertz thin-film devices
US12431637B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2223/6677
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A terahertz device for detecting or emitting or for both detecting and emitting electromagnetic waves in the terahertz frequency range. The terahertz device comprises: a first waveguide branch and a second waveguide branch, the first and second waveguide branches being configured to allow optical signals to propagate through them, the first and second waveguide branches being nonlinear dielectric elements with a thickness of at most 500 micrometres; and an antenna arrangement comprising a set of antennas for capturing and/or emitting electromagnetic waves in the terahertz frequency range, the antennas being placed along at least one of the waveguide branches in an immediate vicinity of the respective waveguide branch and/or around the respective waveguide branch to at least partially enclose the respective waveguide branch in a respective antenna gap of the respective antenna.
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