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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688856
