Applications of nonlinear optics to the generation and detection of THz radiation

Author

Wang, S.H. ; Douseri, F.A. ; Xu, J.Z. ; Zhang, X.-C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Physics, Appl. Physics, & Astron., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

302

Abstract

We report the preliminary results of the development of an optoelectronic terahertz sensing and imaging system for mid- to long-range applications. This system relies on nonlinear optical crystals for THz emitter and receiver designs, as well as transceiver, and is capable of mid-range (10 to 100 meters) to long-range (100 meters to kilometers) time-domain far-infrared spectroscopy across a frequency range extending from 0.1 THz to 3 THz

Keywords

chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; infrared detectors; infrared spectroscopy; nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical modulation; submillimetre wave detectors; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; 0.1 to 3 THz; THz emitter; THz radiation detection; THz radiation generation; THz receiver; electro-optic crystal; electro-optic detection unit; electro-optic measurement; frequency range; long-range applications; nonlinear optical crystals; nonlinear optics; optoelectronic terahertz imaging; optoelectronic terahertz sensing; time-domain far-infrared spectroscopy; transceiver; Crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Optical imaging; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission; Time domain analysis; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7105-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2001.969295

Filename

969295