Title :
Key factors in achieving ultra-broadband THz emission from a laser-induced gas plasma
Author :
Blank, Volker ; Thomson, Mark D. ; Roskos, Hartmut G.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Inst., Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Univ., Frankfurt, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate how the observed emission of ultra-broadband THz pulses (>;100 THz) from a two-color (ω-2ω) laser-induced gas plasma is strongly dictated by the precise spectral and temporal characteristics of the input optical fields.
Keywords :
laser beam applications; microwave photonics; terahertz wave generation; optical fields; spectral properties; temporal properties; two-color laser-induced gas plasma; ultrabroadband THz pulse emission; Bandwidth; Crystals; Gas lasers; Geometry; Optical pulses; Plasmas; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
