Title :
Record-high powers for narrowband backward terahertz generation from periodically-poled lithium niobate
Author :
Xu, Guibao ; Mu, Xiaodong ; Ding, Yujie J. ; Zotova, Ioulia B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
We have generated the backward terahertz pulses with record-high average powers of 2.3-11 muW and narrowest bandwidth of 6 GHz from multi-grating periodically-poled lithium niobate by optical rectification at room temperature.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; bandwidth 6 GHz; narrowband backward terahertz pulses generated the; optical rectification; periodically-poled lithium niobate; power 2.3 muW to 11 muW; Gratings; Lithium niobate; Narrowband; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Power measurement; Ultrafast optics; (190.2620) Harmonic generation and mixing; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
