Title :
Generation of THz radiation from dielectrics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
We review generation and application of terahertz bandwidth electromagnetic radiation from dielectrics. We discuss THz beam generation by transient photocarriers and by nonlinear susceptibility by using femtosecond laser pulses
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optical susceptibility; nonlinear optics; THz beam generation; dielectrics; femtosecond laser pulses; nonlinear susceptibility; terahertz bandwidth electromagnetic radiation; transient photocarriers; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic radiation; Gallium arsenide; Geometrical optics; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical surface waves; Pulse measurements; Radiation detectors; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379439
