Title :
Temporal slicing of intense multi-THz transients using an ultrafast semiconductor switch
Author :
Schmidt, Christoph ; Mayer, Barbara ; Buhler, Johannes ; Seletskiy, D.V. ; Brida, Daniele ; Pashkin, A. ; Leitenstorfer, Alfred
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Center for Appl. Photonics, Univ. of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Abstract :
Here, we present a scheme that employs an ultrafast plasma mirror (UPM) to slice intense multi-THz transients from our high-field THz laser source with a sub-cycle precision. For the first time, to the best of our knowledge, the fastest temporal slicing of multi-THz transients is observed using a field-resolved electro-optic detection scheme.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; high-speed optical techniques; semiconductor plasma; semiconductor switches; terahertz wave imaging; field-resolved electro-optic detection scheme; high-field THz laser source; intense multiTHz transients; sub-cycle precision; temporal slicing; ultrafast plasma mirror; ultrafast semiconductor switch; Electric fields; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical amplifiers; Optical switches; Plasmas; Transient analysis; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801033
