THz light source at SLAC FACET user facility

Author

Ziran Wu ; Fisher, Alan S. ; Hoffmann, Matthias C. ; Bonetti, Stefano ; Higley, Daniel ; Durr, Hermann

Author_Institution

SLAC Nat. Accel. Lab., Menlo Park, CA, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

14-19 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

The Facility for Accelerator science and Experimental Tests (FACET) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory provides a 23-GeV high charge, sub-picosecond bunched electron beam that is ideal for pulsed THz light generation in the few-THz range. Pulsed THz lights based on coherent transition radiation have been demonstrated at FACET, with high peak electric field and high pulse energy. The intense TeraWatt level FACET infrared laser enables THz pump-probe capabilities for nonlinear experiments. This paper presents developments and results of this THz source, and ongoing THz programs utilizing the light and facilities.

Keywords

infrared sources; terahertz wave devices; terahertz wave generation; SLAC FACET user facility; THz light source; THz pump-probe; TeraWatt level FACET; coherent transition radiation; electron beam; electron volt energy 23 GeV; high peak electric field; high pulse energy; infrared laser; pulsed THz light generation; Electric fields; Electron beams; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Pump lasers;

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.2014.6956281

Filename

6956281