Photo-generated THz resonances and surfaces waves

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DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_SI.2016.STh1I.3
Reference M.C. Schaafsma, G. Georgiou and J. Gómez Rivas: Photo-generated THz resonances and surfaces waves In: CLEO: Science and Innovations 2016, held in San Jose, California United States 5–10 June 2016, OPG, 2016.

We demonstrate the excitation of surface lattice resonances on a flat semiconductor by
optical illumination of the surface. This illumination is done with a spatial light modulator that
defines periodic arrays of resonant structures by local photo-excitation of free charges on the
semiconductor. This approach enables a full optical control of surface modes at THz frequencies.