Title :
Elliptically polarized terahertz generation in two-color laser filamentation
Author :
Yong Sing You ; Taek Il Oh ; Ki-Yong Kim
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Res. in Electron. & Appl. Phys., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We observe terahertz polarization evolves from linear to elliptical with increasing plasma length. This ellipticity arises from successive polarization rotation of local THz plasma sources and the velocity mismatch between laser and terahertz pulse.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; plasma light propagation; plasma sources; terahertz wave generation; elliptically polarized terahertz generation; local THz plasma sources; plasma length; successive polarization rotation; terahertz polarization; two-color laser filamentation; velocity mismatch; Crystals; Laser theory; Measurement by laser beam; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Plasmas; Polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
