• DocumentCode
    1575123
  • Title

    Generation of intense THz pulses in ZnTe

  • Author

    Razzari, L. ; Sharma, G. ; Su, F. ; Ayesheshim, A. ; Blanchard, F. ; Reid, M. ; Bandulet, H.-C. ; Morandotti, R. ; Keiffer, J.-C. ; Ozaki, T. ; Teidje, H. ; Haugen, H.K. ; Hegmann, F.

  • Author_Institution
    INRS-EMT, Univ. du Quebec, Varennes, QC
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    787
  • Lastpage
    787
  • Abstract
    We report on terahertz pulse generation by optical rectification of intense femtosecond laser pulses in a large aperture ZnTe single-crystal wafer, and on the possible applications to nonlinear THz optics.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical pulse generation; submillimetre wave generation; zinc compounds; THz pulse generation; ZnTe; ZnTe single-crystal wafer; intense femtosecond laser pulses; nonlinear THz optics; optical rectification; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Physics; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics; Zinc compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Acapulco
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1931-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1932-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688856
  • Filename
    4688856