DocumentCode
688914
Title
Coherent detection of Terahertz via laser induced plasma with controlled optical bias
Author
Chia-Yeh Li ; Seletskiy, D.V. ; Sheik-Bahae, Mansoor
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Common air-breakdown coherent detection techniques rely on either large DC bias across plasma or second harmonic contribution from the supercontinuum to provide a local oscillator field. Here we report coherent detection by purposely injecting second harmonic.
Keywords
optical harmonic generation; plasma diagnostics; plasma production by laser; supercontinuum generation; terahertz wave detectors; terahertz wave spectra; air-breakdown coherent detection; controlled optical bias; laser induced plasma; local oscillator; second harmonic; supercontinuum; terahertz coherent detection; Bandwidth; Coherence; Harmonic analysis; Lasers; Nonlinear optics; Plasmas; Power harmonic filters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833292
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