A rapidly tunable terahertz-wave parametric oscillator

被引:1
作者
Imai, K [1 ]
Kawase, K
Minamide, H
Ito, H
机构
[1] RIKEN, Photodynam Res Ctr, Sendai, Miyagi 9800868, Japan
[2] Tohoku Univ, Res Inst Elect Commun, Sendai, Miyagi 9808577, Japan
来源
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS IN JAPAN PART II-ELECTRONICS | 2003年 / 86卷 / 04期
关键词
terahertz waves; LiNbO3; crystal; optical parametric oscillator; optical beam scanner; frequency agility;
D O I
10.1002/ecjb.10060
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 have constructed a terahertz-wave parametric oscillator (TPO) with pulse-to-pulse access to random wavelengths, using an optical beam scanner and a confocal optics system (1: 1 telescope) to vary the pump light angle of incidence. In addition, we used the TPO in a spectroscopic study of HCl gas in order to test its tunability, and confirmed that the TPO was continuously tunable from 1 to 2 THz and could rapidly access random frequencies in that range. (C) 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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页数:9
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