Title :
Generation and coherent detection of far-infrared and mid-infrared radiation
Author :
Nahata, Ajay ; Cao, Hun ; Linke, Richard A. ; Heinz, Tony F.
Author_Institution :
NEC Res. Inst., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We describe nonlinear optical techniques for the generation and coherent detection of femtosecond electromagnetic pulses. We demonstrate that poled polymers are particularly attractive materials for this application.
Keywords :
dielectric polarisation; electromagnetic pulse; infrared detectors; infrared sources; light coherence; nonlinear optics; optical polymers; optical pulse generation; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre wave measurement; IR detection; IR generation; coherent detection; far-infrared radiation; femtosecond electromagnetic pulses; mid-infrared radiation; nonlinear optical techniques; poled polymers; Baseband; Biomedical optical imaging; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical polymers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Radiation detectors; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159582
