Evaluation of organic crystal DASC and DAST for THz difference frequency generation using a cr: Forsterite laser

Author

Kaneko, R. ; Kawabe, S. ; Kawayama, I. ; Murakami, H. ; Takahashi, Y. ; Shibuya, T. ; Yoshimura, M. ; Suizu, K. ; Kawase, K. ; Mori, Y. ; Tonouchi, M.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan

fYear

2011

fDate

2-7 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

We examined a new type of organic nonlinear optical crystal, 4-dimethylamino-N-methyl-4-stilbazolium p-chlorobenzenesulfonate (DASC) as terahertz (THz) wave source via difference frequency generation (DFG), by comparing the THz-wave radiation from DAST crystal. We demonstrated the possibility that DASC crystal has some advantages as THz-DFG source in efficiency and damage threshold.

Keywords

chromium; laser beam effects; magnesium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; organic compounds; solid lasers; terahertz wave spectra; 4-dimethylamino-N-methyl-4-stilbazolium p-chlorobenzenesulfonate; Cr:forsterite laser; Mg₂SiO₄:Cr; THz difference frequency generation; THz-wave radiation; damage threshold; organic crystal DASC; organic crystal DAST; organic nonlinear optical crystal; terahertz wave source; Crystals; Educational institutions; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Pump lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Houston, TX

ISSN

2162-2027

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0510-6

Electronic_ISBN

2162-2027

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6105226

Filename

6105226