Frequency-Tunable THz Source Based on Stimulated Polariton Scattering in Mg:LiNbO3

被引：39
作者：
Lee, Andrew [1 ]
He, Yabai [1 ]
Pask, Helen [1 ]
机构：
[1] Macquarie Univ, MQ Photon Res Ctr, Dept Phys & Astron, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
来源：
IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS | 2013年 / 49卷 / 03期
基金：
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词：
Nonlinear frequency conversion; Raman; solid-state laser; stimulated polariton scattering (SPS); terahertz; WAVE PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR; TERAHERTZ; GENERATION; LINBO3; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; ABSORPTION; MODE; TIME;
D O I：
10.1109/JQE.2013.2244850
中图分类号：
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号：
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
We report a very compact, laser diode end-pumped THz laser source, which utilizes two resonators to generate frequency-tunable radiation across the range 1.53-2.82 THz via stimulated polariton scattering (SPS) in a Mg:LiNbO3 crystal. To the best of our knowledge, this THz system operates with the lowest pump power threshold (2.4 W), and highest conversion efficiency (6.45 mu W average output power at 1.82 THz for 5 W input diode pump power) ever reported for a THz source based on SPS.
引用
收藏
页码：357 / 364
页数：8
相关论文
共 43 条
[1]  
Achworth P. C., 2009, OPT LETT, V17, P12444
[2]   Terahertz waveform synthesis via optical rectification of shaped ultrafast laser pulses [J].
Ahn, J ;
Efimov, AV ;
Averitt, RD ;
Taylor, AJ .
OPTICS EXPRESS, 2003, 11 (20) :2486-2496
[3]   MAGNESIUM-DOPED LITHIUM-NIOBATE FOR HIGHER OPTICAL POWER APPLICATIONS [J].
BRYAN, DA ;
RICE, RR ;
GERSON, R ;
TOMASCHKE, HE ;
SWEENEY, KL ;
HALLIBURTON, LE .
OPTICAL ENGINEERING, 1985, 24 (01) :138-143
[4]   Terahertz spectroscopy of explosives and drugs [J].
Davies, A. Giles ;
Burnett, Andrew D. ;
Fan, Wenhui ;
Linfield, Edmund H. ;
Cunningham, John E. .
MATERIALS TODAY, 2008, 11 (03) :18-26
[5]   Nanosecond optical parametric oscillators [J].
Debuisschert, T .
QUANTUM AND SEMICLASSICAL OPTICS, 1997, 9 (02) :209-219
[6]   Compact source of continuously and widely-tunable terahertz radiation. [J].
Edwards, TJ ;
Walsh, D ;
Spurr, MB ;
Rae, CF ;
Dunn, MH ;
Browne, PG .
OPTICS EXPRESS, 2006, 14 (04) :1582-1589
[7]   Materials for terahertz science and technology [J].
Ferguson, B ;
Zhang, XC .
NATURE MATERIALS, 2002, 1 (01) :26-33
[8]   A TUNABLE STIMULATED RAMAN OSCILLATOR [J].
GELBWACH.J ;
PANTELL, RH ;
PUTHOFF, HE ;
YARBOROU.JM .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 1969, 14 (09) :258-&
[9]   FAR-INFRARED TIME-DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY WITH TERAHERTZ BEAMS OF DIELECTRICS AND SEMICONDUCTORS [J].
GRISCHKOWSKY, D ;
KEIDING, S ;
VANEXTER, M ;
FATTINGER, C .
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS, 1990, 7 (10) :2006-2015
[10]   Tunability enhancement of a terahertz-wave parametric generator pumped by a microchip Nd:YAG laser [J].
Hayashi, Shin'ichiro ;
Shibuya, Takayuki ;
Sakai, Hiroshi ;
Taira, Takunori ;
Otani, Chiko ;
Ogawa, Yuichi ;
Kawase, Kodo .
APPLIED OPTICS, 2009, 48 (15) :2899-2902
12345