Title :
Experimental evidence of four-wave-mixing in THz wave generation in laser induced air plasma
Author :
Xie, Xu ; Dai, Jianming ; Zhang, Xi-Cheng
Author_Institution :
Center for THz Res., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY
Abstract :
We performed a systematic study of THz wave generation from laser-induced air plasma with individual controls of the omega and 2 omega beams. Our experimental result confirms that the four-wave-mixing is the major mechanism.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; multiwave mixing; THz wave generation; four-wave-mixing; laser induced air plasma; Frequency; Interference; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Plasma waves; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628185
