• DocumentCode
    3281103
  • Title

    Narrow-band Terahertz pulses generated by difference-frequency mixing of CO2 laser lines

  • Author

    Tochitsky, S.Ya. ; Sung, C. ; Joshi, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    15-19 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    2 kW, 200 ns pulses were produced in a noncollinear phase-matched GaAs crystal. The terahertz source tunable in the range 0.5-3.0 THz with a step of 40 GHz is pumped by a dual-beam TEA CO2 laser.
  • Keywords
    carbon compounds; gallium arsenide; gas lasers; semiconductor lasers; submillimetre wave generation; terahertz wave generation; CO2; GaAs; difference-frequency mixing; frequency 0.5 THz to 3.0 THz; phase-matched crystal; power 2 kW; terahertz pulses; terahertz source; time 200 ns; Biomedical measurements; Frequency conversion; Gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Narrowband; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulse generation; Pulse generation; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Pasadena, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2119-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2120-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665855
  • Filename
    4665855
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3281103