Title :
Generation of terahertz radiation in nonlinear waveguides
Author :
Nikoghosyan, A.S. ; Laziev, E.M. ; Martirosyan, R.M. ; Hakhoumian, A.A. ; Chamberlain, J.M. ; Dudley, R.A. ; Zinov´ev, N.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microwave Eng., Yerevan State Univ., Armenia
fDate :
27 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004
Abstract :
We report on the studies of optical frequency down conversion to the terahertz domain using a sample of LiNbO3 partially filling a hollow metallic waveguide to increase the coherence length, enabling the observation of individual mechanisms of difference frequency generation.
Keywords :
coherence length; lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; submillimetre waves; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 crystal; coherence length; difference frequency generation; hollow metallic waveguide; nonlinear waveguides; optical frequency down conversion; terahertz domain; terahertz radiation generation; Coherence; Filling; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2004 and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2004. Conference Digest of the 2004 Joint 29th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8490-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2004.1422082
