Title :
Enhanced detection of broadband terahertz field by filamentation of chirped optical pulses
Author :
Clerici, M. ; Peccianti, M. ; Shalaby, M. ; Ozaki, T. ; Cooke, D. ; Faccio, D. ; Morandotti, R.
Author_Institution :
INRS Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We report on the signal enhancement in the Air Biased Coherent Detection scheme of broadband terahertz fields in the transition from below to above the critical power for self-focusing of positively chirped optical probe pulses.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical pulse generation; optical self-focusing; air biased coherent detection scheme; broadband terahertz; chirped optical pulses; critical power; filamentation; positively chirped optical probe pulses; self focusing; signal enhancement; Bandwidth; Chirp; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Power harmonic filters; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110603
