Title :
Coherent control of the polarization of ultrafast terahertz pulses
Author :
Wen, Haidan ; Lindenberg, Aaron
Author_Institution :
SLAC Nat. Accel. Lab., PULSE Inst., Menlo Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
The polarization of ultrafast terahertz pulses generated in a laser induced plasma can be controlled by the relative phase of the fundamental and the second harmonic optical fields.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; coherent control; laser induced plasma; polarization; second harmonic optical fields; ultrafast terahertz pulse generation; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Power harmonic filters; Sampling methods; Ultrafast optics; (260.5210) Photoionization; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena; (350.5400) Plasmas;
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
