Prism-coupled Cherenkov phase-matched terahertz wave generation using a DAST crystal

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 3338-3344

  Suizu, Koji ^a   Shibuya, Takayuki ^a,b   Uchida, Hirohisa ^a,c   Kawase, Kodo ^a,b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c ARKRAY Healthcare Pvt Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHASE MATCHING; PRISMS; PUMPS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CHERENKOV; DAST CRYSTAL; HIGH-POWER; NONLINEAR CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR FREQUENCY CONVERSION; ORGANIC CRYSTAL; PHASE-MATCHING CONDITION; PRISM COUPLER; PUMP SOURCES; PUMP WAVELENGTH; TERAHERTZ WAVE GENERATION; THZ FREQUENCIES; THZ RADIATION; TUNABILITIES; WAVE GENERATION; WAVE RADIATION; WIDELY TUNABLE;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; TRANSDUCER;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; REFRACTOMETRY; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 77149126719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.003338     Document Type: Article

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