Title :
Broadband Terahertz Pulses Generated by a Compact Femtosecond Photonic Crystal Fiber Amplifier
Author :
Liu, Feng ; Song, You-Jian ; Xing, Qi-Rong ; Hu, Ming-Lie ; Li, Yan-Feng ; Wang, Chang-Lei ; Chai, Lu ; Zhang, Wei-Li ; Zheltikov, Aleksei M. ; Wang, Ching-Yue
Author_Institution :
Ultrafast Laser Lab., Tianjin Univ., Tianjin, China
fDate :
6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We demonstrate a scalable, compact, high-power, and broadband terahertz (THz) source based on a cutting-edge large-mode-area photonic-crystal-fiber amplifier system. A 3-mm (110)-cut bulk GaP crystal was used as the THz emitter based on an optical rectification technique. Systematic optimization of the operation parameters allowed a THz output up to 150 μW to be achieved with an input laser power of 12 W in the GaP crystal.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; holey fibres; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; photonic crystals; rectification; terahertz wave generation; (110)-cut bulk GaP crystal; GaP; THz emitter; broadband terahertz pulse generation; broadband terahertz source; compact femtosecond photonic crystal fiber amplifier; cutting-edge large-mode-area photonic-crystal-fiber amplifier system; optical rectification; power 12 W; power 150 muW; Broadband terahertz (THz) pulse; femtosecond laser; optical rectification; photonic crystal fiber (PCF) amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2046160
