Generation of high-power terahertz pulses by tilted-pulse-front excitation and their application possibilities

2008/04/02 by János Hebling, Ka-Lo Yeh, Matthias C. Hoffmann +3 · 6 citations
Chemistry · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research #Spectroscopy and Laser Applications #Terahertz technology and applications

paper · doi:10.1364/josab.25.0000b6

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Abstract

The principles and most-recent results of high-power THz generation through optical rectification using a tilted optical pulse front are described. Single-cycle THz pulses of multimicrojoule energies are generated at kHz repetition rates, and average THz power levels exceeding 1 mW can be generated at kHz-MHz repetition rates. Applications in nonlinear THz spectroscopy and THz coherent control are discussed.

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