Title :
Generation and detection of terahertz pulses in a birefringent organic crystal
Author :
Schneider, Arno ; Stillhart, Marcel ; Günter, Peter
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Electron., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate how ultrashort terahertz pulses are coherently measured in an organic birefringent crystal by terahertz-induced lensing. Velocity-matching schemes for several wavelengths of the optical source and probe light pulses are presented.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical materials; optical pulse generation; submillimetre wave generation; birefringent organic crystal; optical source; probe light pulses; terahertz pulse detection; terahertz pulse generation; terahertz-induced lensing; ultrashort terahertz pulses; velocity-matching scheme; Biomedical optical imaging; Birefringence; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Pulse generation; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202046
