DocumentCode
1676856
Title
High-efficient THz electric pulse generation via optical rectification by suppressing stimulated Raman scattering
Author
Nagai, Masaya ; Matsubara, Eiichi ; Ashida, Masaaki
Author_Institution
Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate high-efficient THz pulse generation with optical rectification in LiNbO3. Narrowed spectral bandwidth of subpicosecond optical excitation pulse suppresses stimulated Raman scattering, leading to the highest energy conversion efficiency of 0.21 % into THz pulse.
Keywords
lithium compounds; optical pulse generation; stimulated Raman scattering; terahertz wave generation; LiNbO3; THz electric pulse generation; energy conversion efficiency; narrowed spectral bandwidth; optical rectification; stimulated Raman scattering; subpicosecond optical excitation pulse; Lithium niobate; Optical pulse generation; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326536
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