Title :
Generation of tunable narrowband terahertz pulses from coherent transition radiation
Author :
Shen, Yuzhen ; Yang, Xi ; Carr, G.L. ; Heese, Richard ; Hidaka, Yoshiteru ; Murphy, James B. ; Wang, Xijie
Author_Institution :
Nat. Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the generation of tunable, narrow-band, few-cycle and multi-cycle terahertz pulses from a temporally modulated relativistic electron beam through coherent transition radiation.
Keywords :
millimetre wave devices; optical pulse generation; photocathodes; relativistic electron beams; terahertz wave generation; coherent transition radiation; photocathode drive laser pulses; relativistic electron beam; temporal modulation; tunable narrowband terahertz pulse generation; Acceleration; Cathodes; Delay effects; Electron beams; Frequency modulation; Measurement by laser beam;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
