Anisotropic effects of terahertz emission from laser sparks in air

被引：17

作者：

Zharova, N. A. ^{[1
]}

Mironov, V. A. ^{[1
]}

Fadeev, D. A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Appl Phys, Nizhnii Novgorod 603950, Russia

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 2010年 / 82卷 / 05期

基金：

俄罗斯基础研究基金会;

关键词：

OPTICAL-BREAKDOWN; COHERENT CONTROL; WAVE GENERATION; GAS; PULSES; IONIZATION; FILAMENTATION; DEPENDENCE; RADIATION; PLASMA;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevE.82.056409

中图分类号：

O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];

学科分类号：

070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;

摘要：

Strong terahertz (THz) radiation can be generated by intense femtosecond laser pulses propagating in air. The excitation of transient current induced in the wake just behind the laser pulse is studied in detail using numerical simulations on the basis of Maxwell's equations for THz-band fields and hydrodynamic model for the plasma motion. It is shown that the thermal effects, anisotropic in character in the case of linear polarized laser field, can explain observed quadrupole-type THz radiation pattern in the experiment performed by Akhmedzhanov et al. [Radiophys. Quantum Electron. 52, 482 (2009)]. Taking into account the transverse structure of the plasma filament, our numerical code enables us to calculate the spatial distribution and temporal evolution of terahertz electron current, its spectrum, and angular emission pattern. It is shown that an expansion of full fields in terms of azimuthal modes is a useful tool for research of THz generation in many situations of practical interest.

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