Power scaling on efficient generation of ultrafast terahertz pulses

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 315-332

  Mu, Xiaodong ^b   Zotova, Ioulia B ^c   Ding, Yujie J ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

^c ARKLIGHT   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband THz pulses; Difference frequency generation (DFG); Drift of carriers under electric field; Electrooptic materials; Optical rectification; Photo Dember effect; Quasi single cycle THz pulses; Two photon absorption (2PA)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TWO PHOTON PROCESSES; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

BROADBAND THZ PULSES; OPTICAL RECTIFICATION; PHOTO DEMBER EFFECT;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 41949125157     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2007.913961     Document Type: Article

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