Title :
Electro-optic sampling of widely tunable THz transients with electric fields of up to 108 MV/cm
Author :
Sell, Alexander ; Scheu, Rüdiger ; Leitenstorfer, Alfred ; Huber, Rupert
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Abstract :
A novel Er:fiber/Ti:sapphire hybrid laser generates phase-locked few-cycle terahertz transients tunable from 1 to 107 THz and electric fields of up to 108 MV/cm. 8-fs pulses from the fiber laser serve as electro-optic probe.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; erbium; fibre lasers; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical pulse generation; sapphire; submillimetre wave lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; JkJk:Er; electric field; electro-optic sampling; fiber laser; frequency 1 THz to 107 THz; hybrid laser pulse generation; laser phase locking; time 8 fs; widely tunable THz transient; Fiber lasers; Free electron lasers; Frequency; Gases; Laser tuning; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Sampling methods; Tunable circuits and devices; (120.5050) Phase measurement; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics; (320.7100) Ultrafast measurements;
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
