Generation of Intense Terahertz Radiation from Relativistic Laser Plasma

Author

Nashima, S. ; Hosoda, M. ; Murakami, H. ; Mori, M. ; Daido, H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Phys., Osaka City Univ.

fYear

2004

fDate

8-10 Dec. 2004

Firstpage

303

Lastpage

306

Abstract

Terahertz (THz) radiation from a Ta foil excited by tabletop terawatt (T-cube) laser pulses is observed. The mechanism of the terahertz radiation is attributed not to the black body radiation from a Ta plasma but to laser-plasma interaction, i.e. coherent plasma oscillation, nonlinear optical effect, and relativistic electron beam acceleration

Keywords

electron beams; nonlinear optics; plasma light propagation; plasma oscillations; plasma production by laser; relativistic plasmas; submillimetre wave generation; tantalum; Ta; Ta foil; Ta plasma; coherent plasma oscillation; intense terahertz radiation; laser excitation; laser-plasma interaction; nonlinear optical effect; relativistic electron beam acceleration; relativistic laser plasma; tabletop laser pulses; terawatt laser pulses; Gas lasers; Infrared detectors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Plasma applications; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics; T-cube laser; plasma oscillation; ponderomotive force; terahertz radiation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, 2004 Conference on

Conference_Location

Brisbane, Qld.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8820-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COMMAD.2004.1577551

Filename

1577551