Title :
Mechanism and potential applications of THz air photonics
Author :
Dai, Jianming ; Liu, Jingle ; Ho, I-Chen ; Karpowicz, Nicholas ; Zhang, X.-C.
Author_Institution :
Center for Terahertz Res., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
We present experimental and theoretical investigations on the THz wave generation and detection using ambient air or selected gases as the THz emitter and sensor, as well as the potential applications of THz air photonics.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Photonics; Plasma waves; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
