Title :
Terahertz Radiation from Argon Gas Jet Excited with Intense Femtosecond Laser Pulses
Author :
Nagashima, Takeshi ; Shibuya, Kyoji ; Hangyo, Masanori ; Hashida, Masaki ; Sakabe, Shuji
Author_Institution :
Osaka Univ., Osaka
Abstract :
THz wave radiated from Ar cluster target irradiated with intense femtosecond optical pulses is investigated. The results suggest that the strong THz radiation from the Ar cluster target originates from the efficient energy absorption of the optical pulses by the clusters.
Keywords :
argon; plasma jets; submillimetre wave lasers; submillimetre waves; Ar; argon gas jet; intense femtosecond laser pulses; intense femtosecond optical pulses; terahertz wave radiation; Absorption; Argon; Bolometers; Chemical lasers; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Plasma waves; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 2006. IRMMW-THz 2006. Joint 31st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0400-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0400-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2006.368627
