Title :
Enhancement of optical rectification for THz amplification in one-dimensional photonic crystals
Author :
Tsurumachi, Noriaki ; Shirai, Hideto ; Kokuhata, Tatsuya ; Miyagawa, Hayato ; Koshiba, Shyun ; Nakanishi, Shunsuke ; Itoh, Hiroshi ; Hangyo, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Kagawa Univ., Takamatsu
Abstract :
We fabricated cavity type THz one-dimensional photonic crystal with a nonlinear material and demonstrated the amplification of THz light using these structures.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; nonlinear optics; photonic crystals; nonlinear material; one-dimensional photonic crystals; optical rectification; terahertz amplification; Biomedical optical imaging; Crystalline materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic crystals; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; Zinc compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2119-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2120-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665596
