Title :
Polarization of THz radiation from laser generated plasma filaments
Author :
Dietze, Daniel ; Marti, Michael ; Darmo, Juraj ; Roither, Stefan ; Pugzlys, Audrius ; Heyman, James N. ; Unterrainer, Karl
Author_Institution :
Photonics Inst., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
We analyze the dependence of the polarization of THz radiation generated by four-wave-mixing in laser induced plasma filaments on the input polarizations and compare these results to current models for plasma assisted THz generation.
Keywords :
laser beam effects; light polarisation; multiwave mixing; THz radiation polarization; four-wave-mixing; laser generated plasma filaments; laser induced plasma filaments; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polarization; Plasmas; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing; (260.3090) Infrared, far;
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