Title :
Ultrafast optoelectronics using nonlinear optics
Author :
Nahata, Ajay ; Heinz, Tony F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We discuss the development and characteristics of a THz spectroscopy system based on a combination of this optical rectification process and electro-optic sampling. One of the key considerations to be examined concerns the role of phase-matching of the interactions and how this may best be achieved. In addition, we will present recent results in which optical rectification was exploited in a crystal integrated into directly into a transmission line structure. This scheme offers the inherent speed of the optical rectification process, while producing a pulse suitable for circuit applications
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; high-speed optical techniques; optical phase matching; rectification; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; THz spectroscopy system; circuit applications; electro-optic sampling; nonlinear optics; optical rectification process; phase-matching; transmission line structure; ultrafast optoelectronics; Distributed parameter circuits; Frequency conversion; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulses; Pulse circuits; Sampling methods; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739504
