High-power broadband terahertz generation via two-color photoionization in gases

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 797-805

  Kim, Ki Yong ^a   Glownia, James H ^b   Taylor, Antoinette J ^c   Rodriguez, George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b US Department of Energy Office of Science   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband THz sources; coherent control; high power THz sources; laser produced plasma

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND TERAHERTZ; COHERENT CONTROL; FAR-FIELD; GAS PRESSURES; GAS SPECIES; GASEOUS PLASMAS; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH-POWER; LASER ENERGIES; OPTICAL PHASE DIFFERENCE; PLASMA CURRENTS; POLARIZATION CONTROL; THZ GENERATION; THZ RADIATION; THZ SOURCES; TWO-COLOR; ULTRA-BROADBAND;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

EID: 84860697976     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2012.2190586     Document Type: Review

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