Title :
Continuous tuning of terahertz generation in fan-out periodically poled stoichiometric lithium tantalate
Author :
Yu, Nan Ei ; Lee, Kyu Sup ; Ko, Do-Kyeong ; Takekawa, Shunji ; Kitamura, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Adv. Photonics Res. Inst., Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Gwangju, South Korea
Abstract :
Tunable terahertz pulses were generated in fan-out periodically poled structure with QPM period of 50 to 90 μm. Center frequency was tuned from 0.94 to 1.55 THz with as narrow as band-width of 20 GHz.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical pulse generation; optical tuning; periodic structures; stoichiometry; LiTa; QPM period; bandwidth 20 GHz; fan-out periodically poled stoichiometric tunable terahertz pulses; fan-out periodically poled structure; frequency 0.94 THz to 1.55 THz; terahertz generation continuous tuning; wavelength 50 mum to 90 mum; Crystals; Nonlinear optics; Refractive index; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
