Title :
Generation of terahertz pulses by mixing dual-frequency pulses from Yb:YAG laser
Author :
Zhao, Pu ; Ragam, Srinivasa ; Ding, Yujie J. ; Zotova, Ioulia B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated that terahertz pulses at 1.65 THz can be generated by mixing dual-frequency pulses emitted from a compact broadband Q-switched Yb:YAG laser.
Keywords :
Q-switching; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; terahertz wave generation; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; compact broadband Q-switched Yb:YAG laser; dual-frequency pulses; frequency 1.65 THz; terahertz pulse generation; Cavity resonators; Crystals; Laser modes; Media; Power generation; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
