| dc.contributor.advisor | Rajeev J. Ram. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Harris, C. Thomas (Charles Thomas) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-04-25T16:01:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-04-25T16:01:08Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2010 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62452 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2010. | en_US |
| dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-88). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The electrical characteristics of high-mobility, two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) systems, such as GaAs quantum wells, have been well-studied at low frequencies and in extreme conditions of high magnetic fields and ultralow temperatures. While high-frequency excitations of 2DEGs have been examined to some extent from microwave to terahertz (THz) frequencies, a fundamental understanding of the physical properties of 2DEGs in this range have by no means been mastered. To address this matter, this thesis focused on studying a fundamental, high-frequency collective excitation, known as the plasmon, to better understand plasmon damping and coupling mechanisms in GaAs quantum well 2DEGs. The experiments utilized THz waveguide spectroscopy to study the low-temperature behavior of 2D plasmons. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by C. Thomas Harris. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 88 p. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
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copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but
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permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. | en_US |
| dc.title | Terahertz waveguide spectroscopy of two-dimensional plasmons in GaAs | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | THz waveguide spectroscopy of two-dimensional plasmons in GaAs | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Terahertz waveguide spectroscopy of 2D plasmons in GaAs | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | THz waveguide spectroscopy of 2-dimensional plasmons in GaAs | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.M. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 711104935 | en_US |
