Title :
Microscopic description for THz generation in plasmas induced by few-cycle laser pulses
Author :
Kress, M. ; Löffler, T. ; Thomson, M.D. ; Dörner, R. ; Gimpel, H. ; Zrost, K. ; Ergler, T. ; Moshammer, R. ; Morgner, U. ; Ullrich, J. ; Roskos, H.G.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Inst., Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Univ., Frankfurt am Main
Abstract :
We present a microscopic description for the polarization induced in a plasma by few-cycle optical pulses in isotropic gaseous media. The resulting asymmetric polarization allows for optical rectification and THz emission.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical pulse generation; THz emission; THz generation; asymmetric polarization; few-cycle laser pulses; few-cycle optical pulses; isotropic gaseous media; microscopic description; optical rectification; Atom optics; Ionization; Microscopy; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Plasmas; Ultrafast optics; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics; (300.6270) Spectroscopy, far infrared;
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.2006.4628760
