• DocumentCode
    444138
  • Title

    Generation and detection of terahertz radiation by infrared ultrashort pulses

  • Author

    Zheng, Xuemei ; Sinyukov, Alexander M. ; Hayden, L.Michael

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    344
  • Abstract
    We present a terahertz generation and detection system with an infrared optical parametric amplifier as the light source, a poled electro-optic polymer film as the emitter, and a 1-mm-thick ZnTe as the sensor.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; electro-optical devices; optical parametric amplifiers; optical sensors; polymer films; submillimetre wave detectors; submillimetre wave generation; zinc compounds; ZnTe; infrared optical parametric amplifier; infrared ultrashort pulses; light source; poled electro-optic polymer film; terahertz generation; terahertz radiation; Infrared detectors; Infrared sensors; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical pulse generation; Optical sensors; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Radiation detectors; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548776
  • Filename
    1548776