• DocumentCode
    2986526
  • Title

    Coded excitation of broadband terahertz using optical rectification in poled lithium niobate

  • Author

    Buma, T. ; Norris, T.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1957
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate coded excitation of broadband terahertz using optical rectification in poled lithium niobate patterned with a 53-bit binary phase code. Digital pulse compression produces near single-cycle terahertz pulses at 1.2 THz.
  • Keywords
    binary codes; lithium compounds; optical materials; optical pulse compression; phase coding; 1.2 THz; LiNbO3; binary phase code; coded excitation; optical rectification; poled lithium niobate; single-cycle terahertz pulses; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters; Ultrafast optics; Ultrasonic imaging;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.202333
  • Filename
    1573399