Title :
Terahertz generation in poled polymers
Author :
Liang, H.Y. ; Cao, W.L. ; Peng, Y.H. ; Hutchinson, G.D. ; Du, M. ; Kim, Y. ; Herman, W.N. ; Lee, C.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
THz radiation power dependence on pump laser spot size was explored using a poled polymer and the electro-optic coefficient of the polymer was estimated. THz spectroscopy on several UV-curable passive polymers was also carried out.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; laser beam effects; microwave photonics; multiwave mixing; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical polymers; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre wave spectra; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; THz radiation power dependence; THz spectroscopy; UV-curable passive polymers; electro-optic coefficient; frequency mixing; optical rectification; photoconductive antennas; poled polymers; pump laser spot size; second order nonlinear optical susceptibility; terahertz generation; Laser excitation; Lasers and electrooptics; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical polymers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548940
