Title :
Intense THz supercontinuum generation in femtosecond laser-gas interactions
Author :
Kim, K.Y. ; Taylor, A.J. ; Rodriguez, G.
Author_Institution :
Center for Integrated Nanotechnol., Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM
Abstract :
Intense coherent THz radiation from two-color laser interactions with various gas species is examined. Peak THz energy of Gt4.5 muJ per pulse with a bandwidth in excess of 70 THz is routinely produced.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; photoconductivity; plasma production by laser; supercontinuum generation; femtosecond laser-gas interactions; intense THz supercontinuum generation; two-color laser interactions; two-color photocurrent mixing; Bandwidth; Detectors; Free electron lasers; Gas lasers; Ionization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Plasma measurements; Pyroelectricity; Supercontinuum generation; (260.5210) Photoionization; (300.6270) Spectroscopy, far infrared; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena; (350.5400) Plasmas;
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
