• DocumentCode
    1665798
  • Title

    Ultrafast imaging of terahertz pulse generation by tilted optical pulse front in LiNbO3

  • Author

    Wang, Z. ; Ayesheshim, A. ; Su, F.H. ; Hegmann, F.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We directly image terahertz waves generated by optical rectification of tilted-pulse-front optical pulses in LiNbO3. The terahertz generation efficiency is highest when the pump-pulse tilt angle is equal to the THz Cherenkov angle.
  • Keywords
    Adaptive optics; Crystals; Optical distortion; Optical imaging; Optical pumping; Optical reflection; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326106