• DocumentCode
    2670461
  • Title

    Terahertz pulse shaping via optical rectification in poled lithium niobate

  • Author

    Lee, Y.-S. ; Amer, N. ; Hurlbut, W.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a novel technique for terahertz pulse shaping via optical rectification in the pre-engineered domain structure of poled lithium niobate crystals. The terahertz waveforms map out the corresponding crystal domain structures.
  • Keywords
    electric domains; lithium compounds; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical materials; optical pulse shaping; rectification; submillimetre wave generation; LiNbO/sub 3/; crystal domain structures; optical rectification; poled lithium niobate; terahertz pulse shaping; terahertz waveforms; Chirp; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Pulse shaping methods; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-749-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2003.238641
  • Filename
    1276313