Title :
Evolution of the THz beam profile from a two-color air plasma through a beam waist
Author :
Strikwerda, Andrew C. ; Klarskov, Pernille ; Jepsen, Peter Uhd
Author_Institution :
DTU Fotonik, Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We experimentally measure the profile of a THz beam generated by a two-color air plasma as it passes through a beam waist, and show that it can be approximated as a Bessel-Gauss beam.
Keywords :
laser beams; microwave photonics; terahertz wave imaging; Bessel-Gauss beam; THz beam profile evolution; beam waist; two-color air plasma; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Optimized production technology; Particle beam measurements; Particle beams; Plasmas; Transient analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
