Title :
THz generation using high power ultrafast Yb-doped fiber amplifier
Author :
Chang, Guoqing ; Divin, Charles J. ; Liu, Chi-Hung ; Galvanauskas, Almantas ; Norris, Theodore B.
Author_Institution :
FOCUS Center & Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
Power scalable approach for THz generation is demonstrated using optical rectification in GaP pumped by a high power ultrafast Yb-doped fiber amplifier. 1.8 muW THz radiation is obtained from 2.6 W pump power.
Keywords :
gallium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; terahertz wave generation; ytterbium; GaP; JkJk:Yb; THz generation; high power ultrafast ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier; optical rectification; power 1.8 muW; power 2.6 W; power scalable approach; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; High power amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (190.2620) Frequency conversion; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
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.2006.4628235
