Title :
High power single-cycle and tunable multi-cycle terahertz generation by phase-matched optical rectification
Author :
Zhou, Xibin ; Chen, Zhao ; Werley, Christopher A. ; Hwang, Harold Y. ; Nelson, Keith A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
High power single- and multi-cycle terahertz (THz) pulses have been generated with the tilted intensity front scheme in lithium niobate crystal, with more than 50 μJ and 10 μJ pulse energy respectively.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical materials; optical phase matching; optical pulse generation; optical tuning; rectification; terahertz wave generation; LiNbO3; energy 10 muJ; energy 50 muJ; optical pulse generation; phase-matched optical rectification; tilted intensity front scheme; tunable multi-cycle terahertz generation; Chirp; Frequency modulation; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
