Title :
Generation of mJ THz pulses in organic crystal pumped by a Cr:Mg2SiO4 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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA