Title :
Developing terahertz sources with longitudinal polarisation components for the energy modulation of relativistic electrons
Author :
Cliffe, Matthew J. ; Walsh, David A. ; Flavell, Wendy R. ; Graham, Darren M. ; Jamison, S.P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Abstract :
Laser driven terahertz radiation sources have been developed to enable energy modulation of relativistic electron bunches on a sub-picosecond timescale. Photoconductive and nonlinear optical generation schemes capable of providing the required > 1MV cm-1 field strengths, and longitudinal polarisation components, are discussed.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical pulse generation; photoconducting devices; relativistic electron beams; terahertz wave devices; terahertz wave generation; energy modulation; laser driven terahertz radiation source development; longitudinal polarisation component; nonlinear optical generation scheme; photoconductive antenna; relativistic electron bunch; subpicosecond timescale; Adaptive optics; Crystals; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Principal component analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665488
