DocumentCode
2925486
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
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
10-14 Nov. 2002
Firstpage
865
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7500-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159582
Filename
1159582
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