Title :
Nonlinear mixing of transverse-optical phonon frequencies through strong anharmonicity of LiTaO3: Enhancing THz generation
Author :
Ruolin Chen ; Guibao Xu ; Guan Sun ; Ding, Yujie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
A phonon peak at 127 cm-1 due to nonlinear mixing of two transverse-optical phonon frequencies through anharmonicity of LiTaO3 is used to explain enhancements of effective second-order nonlinear coefficients by factors of up to 3.7.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; multiwave mixing; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical materials; terahertz wave generation; LiTaO3; LiTaO3 anharmonicity; THz generation; nonlinear mixing; phonon peak; second-order nonlinear coefficients; transverse-optical phonon frequencies; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Phonons; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA