Monochromatic, wide tunable terahertz-wave generation and detection system working at room temperature

Author

Guo, Ruixiang ; Zhang, Jun ; Minamide, Hiroaki ; Ito, Hiromasa

Author_Institution

RIKEN Sendai, Sendai, Japan

fYear

2009

fDate

21-25 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

An automatic phase matching technology, integrated with an angle-tuning mirror and a telescope, was designed for a surface emitted terahertz-wave (THz) parametric oscillator and a THz-wave detection unit using parametric up-conversion in MgO:LiNbO₃. A monochromatic, wide tunable THz-wave generation and detection system working at room temperature was demonstrated. The system offers a dynamic range greater than 25 dB and covers a frequency range of 1.2-2.6 THz.

Keywords

lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; microwave photonics; mirrors; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical phase matching; terahertz wave detectors; terahertz wave generation; LiNbO₃:MgO; angle-tuning mirror; automatic phase matching technology; frequency 1.2 THz to 2.6 THz; frequency conversion; monochromatic wide tunable terahertz-wave generation; nonlinear optical material; parametric up-conversion; surface emitted THz parametric oscillator; temperature 293 K to 298 K; terahertz-wave detection system; Dynamic range; Frequency conversion; Mirrors; Optical design; Oscillators; Phase detection; Space technology; Submillimeter wave technology; Telescopes; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 2009. IRMMW-THz 2009. 34th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Busan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5416-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5417-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2009.5324741

Filename

5324741