DocumentCode
733416
Title
On extracting the maximum terahertz conversion efficiency from optical rectification in lithium niobate
Author
Carbajo, Sergio ; Alcorta, Paula ; Calendron, Anne-Laure ; Cankaya, Huseyin ; Xiaojun Wu ; Ravi, Koustuban ; Ahr, Frederike ; Huang, W. Ronny ; Kartner, Franz X.
Author_Institution
Center for Free Electron Laser Sci., Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron, Hamburg, Germany
fYear
2015
fDate
10-15 May 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report on a record 2% extracted optical-to-terahertz conversion efficiency in the mm-wavelength range through optical rectification in cryogenically-cooled lithium niobate by exploiting spatial and temporal shaping of the optical pump beam.
Keywords
lithium compounds; optical materials; optical pulse shaping; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; LiNbO3; cryogenically-cooled lithium niobate; maximum terahertz conversion efficiency; mm-wavelength range; optical pump beam; optical rectification; optical-to-terahertz conversion efficiency; spatial shaping; temporal shaping; Biomedical optical imaging; Nonlinear optics; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Temperature measurement; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7183855
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