Title :
Energy-scalable THz-wave parametric oscillator and its application to scanning-beam terahertz-wave reflection imaging
Author :
Ikari, Tomofumi ; Minamide, Hiroaki ; Ito, Hiromasa
Author_Institution :
RIKEN Sendai, Sendai
Abstract :
We describe an energy-scalable surface-emitted terahertz-wave parametric oscillator (TPO) with output energy that was six times higher than that of the conventional TPO. Scanning-beam reflection imaging at the resolution of ca. 2lambda was also demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical parametric oscillators; solid lasers; submillimetre wave imaging; submillimetre wave lasers; energy-scalable THz-wave parametric oscillator; scanning-beam reflection imaging; terahertz-wave reflection imaging; High-resolution imaging; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical imaging; Optical reflection; Optical surface waves; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Spatial resolution; Testing;
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.2007.4452860
