Patent ID: 8716685

Claim:
A terahertz generating assembly comprising: a light emitting device configured to generate at least one pulsed light beam; a first dispersion member positioned proximate to said light emitting device, wherein said first dispersion member is configured to facilitate a temporal dispersion of the at least one pulsed light beam; a second dispersion member positioned proximate to said first dispersion member and to said light emitting device, wherein said second dispersion member is configured to facilitate a spatial dispersion of the at least one pulsed light beam; a lens positioned proximate to each of said first and second dispersion members, wherein said lens is configured to focus the temporal and spatial dispersions of the at least one pulsed light beam to produce at least one moving spot of light; and at least one waveguide positioned proximate to said lens, wherein said at least one waveguide is configured to apply a biased voltage to the at least one moving spot of light to generate pulsed terahertz radiation.