Title :
Generation of 5 μJ broadband THz pulses by tilted pulse front excitation
Author :
Hoffmann, M. ; Yeh, Ka-Lo ; Hebling, J. ; Nelson, K.A.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge
Abstract :
Generation of sub-μJ and 5 μJ single-cycle THz pulses is demonstrated through optical rectification of ultrashort pulses from 1 kHz and 10 Hz laser systems, respectively. Further scaling-up to 10 μJ levels is in progress.
Keywords :
optical pulse generation; optical pumping; submillimetre wave generation; broadband pulse generation; energy 5 μJ; frequency 1 kHz; frequency 10 Hz; optical rectification; submillimetre wave generation; tilted pulse front excitation; Electron optics; Free electron lasers; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452769
