DocumentCode
733415
Title
Generation of mJ THz pulses in organic crystal pumped by a Cr:Mg2 SiO4 laser
Author
Vicario, C. ; Ovchinnikov, A.V. ; Ashitkov, S.I. ; Agranat, M.B. ; Fortov, V.E. ; Hauri, C.P.
Author_Institution
SwissFEL, Paul Scherrer Inst., Villigen, Switzerland
fYear
2015
fDate
10-15 May 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrated 0.9 mJ terahertz pulses by optical rectification of a high-energy Cr:Mg2SiO4 laser in large organic crystal. The emitted spectrum covers 0.1-5 THz and the peak fields exceed 42 MV/cm and 14 Tesla.
Keywords
chromium; magnesium compounds; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; terahertz waves; Mg2SiO4:Cr; energy 0.9 mJ; frequency 0.1 THz to 5 THz; high-energy laser; magnetic flux density 14 tesla; optical rectification; organic crystal; terahertz pulse generation; Crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7183854
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