Terahertz vector beam generation using segmented nonlinear optical crystals with threefold rotational symmetry

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 21896-21904

  Imai, Ryo ^a   Kanda, Natsuki ^a,b   Higuchi, Takuya ^a,b   Zheng, Zhu ^a,b   Konishi, Kuniaki ^a,b   Kuwata Gonokami, Makoto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; NONLINEAR OPTICS;

BEAM GENERATION; BROADBAND TERAHERTZ; CYLINDRICAL VECTOR BEAM; ELECTRIC FIELD COMPONENTS; FOCAL POINTS; NONLINEAR CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL CRYSTAL; OPTICAL RECTIFICATIONS; SIMPLE METHOD; TERA HERTZ; TERAHERTZ FREQUENCIES; TERAHERTZ TIME DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY; THREEFOLD ROTATIONAL SYMMETRY;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY; ROTATION; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIGHTING; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; OPTICAL DEVICES; REFRACTOMETRY; ROTATION; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

EID: 84866685019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.021896     Document Type: Article

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