Title :
Terahertz conversion efficiency scaling by optical rectification in the 800 nm pump-wavelength range
Author :
Carbajo, Sergio ; Xiaojun Wu ; Ahr, Frederike ; Kartner, Franz X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Abstract :
We report on a record 800 nm-to-terahertz energy conversion efficiency of 0.13% at room temperature in LiNbO3 by tilting the pulse intensity front and experimentally studying optimal pumping conditions.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; optical pumping; photorefractive materials; terahertz wave generation; LiNbO3; optical rectification; optimal pumping conditions; pulse intensity front; pump-wavelength range; room temperature; terahertz conversion efficiency scaling; terahertz energy conversion efficiency; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA