Terahertz radiation from delta-doped GaAs

Abstract

Terahertz pulse emission from four different delta-doped molecular beam epitaxially grown GaAs samples is studied. We observe a decrease of the emitted THz pulse amplitude as the distance of the delta-doped layer from the surface is increased, and a change in polarity of the THz pulses as compared to bulk n-type doped GaAs reference samples. The electric fields in the region of the doping layer are investigated by photoreflectance spectroscopy. A careful analysis of Franz–Keldysh oscillations observed in the photoreflectance spectra provides information about the built-in fields on both sides of the delta-doped layer.