METHOD OF DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES IN TERAHERTZ RANGE Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC G01J1/16 H01L31/352 

FIELD: measuring equipment.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to measurement equipment and a method of detecting electromagnetic waves in terahertz range. Method includes terahertz radiation flow direction to converter with formation of a signal in the last one registered by a detector. System of quantum dots in the matrix with terahertz transparency is used as a converter, which is placed in external magnetic field with induction B=ħ×ν/g×µ_B, magnetometer is used as a detector, which detects change of quantum dots system magnetization. Radiation rate is calculated as follows: j_ex=1/[g×µ_B×n×b/ΔJ×(1+b·j₀)-b], where B is the external magnetic field induction; ħ - Planck constant; ν is frequency of detected radiation; g - Lande g-factor; µ_B - Bohr magneton; j_ex - intensity of detected radiation; n - volume density of quantum dots; b=c²/4πν³ - parameter defined by frequency; j₀ - intensity of background (heat) terahertz radiation.

EFFECT: technical result is in simplification of the detection method.

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