Title :
Polarization controlled THz wave generation from GaP waveguides via collinear phase-matched difference frequency mixing
Author :
Saito, Kyosuke ; Tanabe, Tadao ; Oyama, Yutaka
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
THz radiation from GaP waveguides via collinearly phase-matched difference frequency mixing of two near-infrared lasers is demonstrated. TE and TM mode THz wave are generated from the waveguides selectively by adjusting polarization of incident lasers.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; infrared sources; light polarisation; microwave photonics; multiwave mixing; optical control; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; terahertz wave generation; GaP; TE mode; THz radiation; TM mode; collinear phase-matched difference frequency mixing; incident laser polarization; near-infrared lasers; polarization controlled THz wave generation; waveguides; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical waveguides; Waveguide discontinuities; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
