Download or read book Electrical-field sensitive YBa₂Cu₃O₇₋ₓ detectors for real-time monitoring of picosecond THz pulses written by Raasch, Juliane and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work investigates the capability of the high-temperature superconductor YBCO to sense the evolution of the electrical field of THz pulses. A deposition process for ten unit-cell thin films and a sub-μm patterning process were developed to enable high sensitivities. The detector response to THz exctiations and its electrical-field sensitivity were studied. This unique characteristic allows for the investigation of instabilities of the THz radiation emitted from synchrotron storage rings.