Title :
Extreme terahertz brightness by focusing to a lambda-cubic volume
Author :
Shalaby, Mostafa ; Hauri, Christoph P.
Author_Institution :
Paul Scherrer Inst., SwissFEL, Villigen, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate bright low-frequency terahertz (<;5 THz) radiation confined to a diffraction-limited spot size by wavefront manipulation. Focusing to a lambda-cubic volume provides bright THz radiation at the PW/m2 level.
Keywords :
brightness; terahertz wave spectra; THz radiation; bright low-frequency terahertz radiation; diffraction-limited spot size; extreme terahertz brightness; lambda-cubic volume; wavefront manipulation; Crystals; Focusing; Frequency modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optimization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA