Title :
Generation of 260-μW Fourier-transform-limited nanosecond THz pulses by frequency-mixing two CO2 lasers
Author :
Jiang, Yi ; Ding, Yujie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
Abstract :
Coherent THz pulses at 328.2 mum were generated by mixing two CO2 laser frequencies based on collinear phase-matched difference-frequency generation in GaSe crystals. The highest average output power was measured to be 260 muW.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; III-VI semiconductors; carbon compounds; gallium compounds; gas lasers; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical phase matching; optical pulse generation; submillimetre wave lasers; CO2; Fourier-transform-limited nanosecond pulse; GaSe; coherent THz pulse generation; collinear phase-matching; difference-frequency generation; optical frequency-mixing; power 260 muW; wavelength 328.2 mum; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Gas lasers; Gases; Laser beams; Laser transitions; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Pulse generation; Pump lasers; (190.4360) Nonlinear optics, devices; (190.4410) Nonlinear optics, parametric processes; (190.4975) Parametric processes;
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
