Title :
Polarization analysis of THz generated by four wave mixing in air
Author :
Houard, Aurelien ; Liu, Yi ; Prade, Bernard ; Mysyrowicz, Andre
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech., CNRS, Palaiseau
Abstract :
We examine the generation of terahertz by optical rectification of fundamental infrared beam with its second harmonic in ionized air. From polarization measurements we identify an important, yet so far unreported cross term chixyxy (3).
Keywords :
light polarisation; multiwave mixing; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical harmonic generation; submillimetre wave generation; four wave mixing; fundamental infrared beam; ionized air; optical rectification; optical susceptibility; polarization measurement; second harmonic generation; terahertz generation; Detectors; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Ionization; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Tensile stress; Ultrafast optics; 260.3090 Infrared, far; 320.7120 Ultrafast phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9