• DocumentCode
    444136
  • Title

    THz pulse shaping and ellipticity control via optical rectification in nonlinear optical crystals

  • Author

    Lee, Y.S. ; Hurlbut, W.C. ; Amer, N. ; Norton, B.J. ; Norris, T.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    338
  • Abstract
    Pulse-shape and ellipticity of continuously tunable multi-cycle THz pulses are controlled by adjusting the relative time delay, intensity, and polarization between two femtosecond pulses. A THz wave plate using wire-grid polarizer also converts THz ellipticity.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; optical materials; optical polarisers; optical pulse shaping; optical tuning; submillimetre waves; THz pulse shaping; THz wave plate; ellipticity control; femtosecond pulses; nonlinear optical crystals; optical rectification; time delay; tunable multi-cycle THz pulses; wire-grid polarizer; Crystals; Delay effects; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical polarization; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse shaping methods; Shape control; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548774
  • Filename
    1548774