High efficiency terahertz generation and detection in the organic nonlinear optical crystal OH1

Author

Brunner, Fabian D J ; Schneider, Arno ; Kwon, O-Pil ; Kwon, Seong-Ji ; Jazbinsek, Mojca ; Günter, Peter

Author_Institution

Nonlinear Opt. Lab., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We demonstrate highly efficient generation and detection of broadband THz pulses in the organic nonlinear optical crystal OH1. We achieved a photon conversion efficiency of 11 percent through optical rectification of 45 muJ laser pulses.

Keywords

laser beams; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical materials; submillimetre wave generation; terahertz wave generation; energy 45 muJ; high efficiency terahertz generation; laser pulse; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical rectification; organic nonlinear optical crystal; photon conversion efficiency; terahertz detection; Absorption; Crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Phase detection; Pump lasers; Zinc compounds; (190.4710) Optical nonlinearities in organic materials; (300.6495) Spectroscopy, terahertz;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5225600