Narrowband terahertz generation with chirped-and-delayed laser pulses in periodically poled lithium niobate

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作者
Ahr, Frederike [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Jolly, Spencer W. [4 ,5 ,6 ]
Matlis, Nicholas H. [1 ,2 ]
Carbajo, Sergio [1 ,2 ]
Kroh, Tobias [1 ,2 ]
Ravi, Koustuban [1 ,2 ,7 ]
Schimpf, Damian N. [1 ,2 ]
Schulte, Jan [1 ,2 ]
Ishizuki, Hideki [8 ]
Taira, Takunori [8 ]
Maier, Andreas R. [5 ,6 ]
Kaertner, Franz X. [1 ,2 ,3 ,7 ]
机构
[1] Deutsch Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
[2] Ctr Free Electron Laser Sci, Notkestr 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
[3] Univ Hamburg, Dept Phys, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
[4] ELI Beamlines Project, Inst Phys ASCR, Na Slovance 2, Prague 18221, Czech Republic
[5] Univ Hamburg, Ctr Free Electron Laser Sci, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
[6] Univ Hamburg, Dept Phys, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
[7] MIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Res Lab Elect, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[8] Inst Mol Sci, Laser Res Ctr, 38 Nishigonaka, Okazaki, Aichi 4448585, Japan
基金
欧洲研究理事会;
关键词
DIFFERENCE-FREQUENCY-GENERATION; OPTICAL RECTIFICATION; RADIATION; LINBO3; CRYSTALS;
D O I
10.1364/OL.42.002118
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We generate narrowband terahertz (THz) radiation in periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystals using two chirped-and-delayed driver pulses from a high-energy Ti: sapphire laser. The generated frequency is determined by the phase-matching condition in the PPLN and influences the temporal delay of the two pulses for efficient terahertz generation. We achieve internal conversion efficiencies up to 0.13% as well as a record multicycle THz energy of 40 mu J at 0.544 THz in a cryogenically cooled PPLN. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America
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页码:2118 / 2121
页数:4
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