DocumentCode
2232918
Title
Intense THz supercontinuum generation in femtosecond laser-gas interactions
Author
Kim, K.Y. ; Taylor, A.J. ; Rodriguez, G.
Author_Institution
Center for Integrated Nanotechnol., Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Intense coherent THz radiation from two-color laser interactions with various gas species is examined. Peak THz energy of Gt4.5 muJ per pulse with a bandwidth in excess of 70 THz is routinely produced.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; photoconductivity; plasma production by laser; supercontinuum generation; femtosecond laser-gas interactions; intense THz supercontinuum generation; two-color laser interactions; two-color photocurrent mixing; Bandwidth; Detectors; Free electron lasers; Gas lasers; Ionization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Plasma measurements; Pyroelectricity; Supercontinuum generation; (260.5210) Photoionization; (300.6270) Spectroscopy, far infrared; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena; (350.5400) Plasmas;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4571322
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