Terahertz polaritonics: spectroscopy and technology

Author

Feurer, T. ; Vaughan, J.C. ; Stoyanov, N.S. ; Nelson, K.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Chem., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

2003

fDate

6-6 June 2003

Abstract

Summary form only given. Coherent phonon-polaritons are generated by femtosecond pulses in electro-optic crystals and exploited for THz spectroscopic and signal processing applications. The use of spatially and temporally shaped excitation fields to generate specified polariton responses the integration of THz waveguides and other functional elements into the polariton host crystals and the use of polaritons for linear and nonlinear THz spectroscopy are discussed.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; microwave photonics; optical waveguides; phonons; polaritons; submillimetre wave imaging; submillimetre wave propagation; THz spectroscopy; THz waveguides; coherent phonon-polaritons; electro-optic crystals; excitation fields; femtosecond pulses; polariton host crystals; signal processing application; terahertz polaritonics; Electromagnetic waveguides; Liquid crystals; Optical pulse generation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Signal generators; Spatiotemporal phenomena; Spectroscopy; Submillimeter wave technology; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-749-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QELS.2003.238639

Filename

1276311