• DocumentCode
    444286
  • Title

    Fiber-amplifier based THz source using difference-frequency generation in a DAST crystal

  • Author

    Willer, Ulrike ; Bohling, Christian ; Hohmann, Konrad ; Schade, Wolfgang ; Kleine-Ostmann, Thomas ; Koch, Martin

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Phys. und Phys. Technologien, Technische Univ. Clausthal, Germany
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    797
  • Abstract
    A passively Q-switched Cr4+:Nd3+:YAG microchiplaser is amplified in an Yb-fiber. The occurring sidemodes are used for THz-generation in a DAST crystal. These first investigations show quasi cw output powers in the order of 0.2 nW.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; light sources; microchip lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; submillimetre wave generation; 0.2 nW; DAST crystal; THz-generation; YAG:Cr4+; YAG:Nd3+; YAl5O12:Cr; YAl5O12:Nd; Yb-fiber; difference-frequency generation; fiber-amplifier based THz source; laser amplification; passively Q-switched Cr4+:Nd3+:YAG microchiplaser; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical sensors; Power amplifiers; Power generation; 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.2005.1548941
  • Filename
    1548941
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=444286