• DocumentCode
    153266
  • Title

    Terahertz-field-induced second harmonic generation through Pockels effect in Zinc Telluride crystal

  • Author

    Cornet, M. ; Hamouda, A. Ould ; Degert, J. ; Abraham, Edo ; Freysz, E.

  • Author_Institution
    LOMA, Univ. Bordeaux, Talence, France
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    14-19 Sept. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on the second harmonic generation of a near-infrared pulse in a Zinc Telluride (ZnTe) crystal through the Pockels effect induced by an intense terahertz pulse, demonstrating cascading second-order nonlinear phenomena in the terahertz range.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; Pockels effect; infrared spectra; optical harmonic generation; terahertz waves; zinc compounds; Pockels effect; ZnTe; cascading second-order nonlinear phenomena; intense terahertz pulse; near-infrared pulse; terahertz-field-induced second harmonic generation; zinc telluride crystal; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Probes; Tellurium; Zinc;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2014 39th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tucson, AZ
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2014.6956350
  • Filename
    6956350