Plasmonic Nanocavities for High-Responsivity and Broadband Terahertz Detection

We present a high-responsivity and broadband photoconductive terahertz detector based on a plasmonic nanocavity, which enables high quantum efficiency and ultrafast operation without using short-carrier-lifetime substrates. We experimentally demonstrate that a terahertz time-domain spectroscopy setup employing the presented detector can offer 102 dB dynamic range over 0.1-4.5 THz.