DocumentCode
2230325
Title
Compact and portable terahertz source by mixing two frequencies generated simultaneously by single solid-state laser
Author
Zhao, Pu ; Ragam, Srinivasa ; Ding, Yujie J. ; Zotova, Ioulia B.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
By mixing two frequencies generated from a single Q-switched Nd:YLF laser in a GaSe crystal, an average terahertz output power reaches 1 μW within a bandwidth of 65 GHz at 1.64 THz.
Keywords
Q-switching; gallium compounds; laser beams; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; solid lasers; terahertz wave generation; yttrium compounds; GaSe; YLF:Nd; bandwidth 65 GHz; frequency 1.64 THz; portable terahertz source; power 1 muW; single Q-switched laser; solid state laser; two frequency mixing; Crystals; Gas lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5950235
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