Title :
Generation of arbitrary THz waveforms via optical rectification in fanned-out periodically-poled lithium niobate
Author :
Amer, Naaman ; Danielson, Jeremy R. ; Lee, Yun-Shik
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR
Abstract :
We demonstrate THz-pulse shaping of ultimate flexibility, manipulating spatially dispersed multi-frequency components generated by optical rectification in a fanned-out PPLN. The modulated THz-spectrum maps out the spatial pattern of optical excitation beam on the crystal.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; terahertz wave generation; LiNbO3; arbitrary terahertz waveforms; fanned out periodically poled pulse shaping; multi frequency components; optical excitation beam; optical rectification; Bandwidth; Frequency conversion; Lithium niobate; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Spatial resolution; Ultrafast optics; (190.2620) Frequency conversion; (320.5540) Pulse shaping; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628206
