• DocumentCode
    500698
  • Title

    Broadband and high power monocycle terahertz pulse generation by χ(2) cascaded processes in LiNbO3

  • Author

    Jewariya, Mukesh ; Nagai, Masaya ; Ichikawa, Yuki ; Ohtake, Hideyuki ; Sugiura, Toshiharu ; Uehara, Yuzuru ; Tanaka, Koichiro

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Kyoto Univ., Kyoto, Japan
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We propose a novel technique for the generation of high power monocycle terahertz pulse beyond the excitation pulse width limitation. Optical pulse may get modulated by emitted intense THz electric field. This causes excitation pulse compression and consequently gives rise to the enhancement of generation efficiency and its bandwidth. We experimentally demonstrate this chi(2) cascaded processes using tilted wavefront excitation beam by LiNbO3 from Ti:Sapphire and Yb doped fiber laser.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; lithium compounds; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; sapphire; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre wave lasers; titanium; ytterbium; Al2O3:Ti; JkJk:Er; LiNbO3; THz electric field; chi(2) cascaded processes; excitation pulse compression; fiber laser; high-power monocycle terahertz pulse generation; terahertz pulse generation; tilted wavefront excitation beam; Bandwidth; Intensity modulation; Laser excitation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Space vector pulse width modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5226113