• DocumentCode
    2877459
  • Title

    Surface emitted THz-wave generation/amplification using ridge type PPLN

  • Author

    Suizu, Koji ; Suzuki, Yusaku ; Sasaki, Yuzo ; Ito, Hiromasa ; Avetisyan, Yuri

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Surface-emitted THz-wave generation using difference frequency mixing with ridge-shaped periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) was demonstrated. The PPLN produces THz-waves in opposite directions, and overlapping each THz-wave increased the total THz-wave intensity about 2.7 times.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; periodic structures; radiowave propagation; ridge waveguides; submillimetre wave generation; LiNbO3; difference frequency mixing; ridge type PPLN; surface emitted terahertz wave generation; terahertz amplification; Aluminum; Frequency; Laser excitation; Lithium niobate; Microscopy; Microwave communication; Microwave generation; Mirrors; Periodic structures; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628616
  • Filename
    4628616