DocumentCode
3008090
Title
Strong THz-Field-Induced Nonlinear Optical Effects in Electro-Optical Crystals
Author
Shen, Yuzhen ; Watanabe, Takahiro ; Arena, Dario ; Carr, G.L. ; Kao, Chi-Chang ; Murphy, James B. ; Tsang, Thomas Y. ; Wang, Xijie
Author_Institution
Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate that time-dependent electric field associated with intense single-cycle THz pulses can induce nonlinear phase modulation in electro-optical crystals, leading to spectral shift, broadening and modulation of co-propagating laser pulses.
Keywords
electro-optical effects; electro-optical modulation; nonlinear optics; optical materials; phase modulation; spectral line broadening; spectral line shift; electro-optical crystals; laser pulse modulation; nonlinear optical effects; nonlinear phase modulation; single-cycle terahertz pulses; spectral broadening; spectral shift; Crystals; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency; Lasers and electrooptics; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Probes; Pulse modulation; Refractive index;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452771
Filename
4452771
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