• DocumentCode
    2887042
  • Title

    Observation of phase-matched frequency mixing of THz and near-infrared laser pulses in a ZnGeP2 crystal

  • Author

    Shi, Wei ; Ding, Yujie J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We observed phase-matched frequency mixing of a THz wave with a near-infrared laser beam in a ZnGeP2 crystal. Such a process can be used to detect a THz wave in the range of 91-139 mum.
  • Keywords
    germanium compounds; laser beams; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical phase matching; optical pulse generation; zinc compounds; THz wave; ZnGeP2; ZnGeP2 crystal; frequency mixing; near-infrared laser pulses; phase matching; Bolometers; Detectors; Energy measurement; Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Optical pulses; Polarization; Pulse measurements; Watthour meters; Wavelength measurement; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (190.2620) Frequency conversion; (190.7220) Upconversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629175
  • Filename
    4629175