Broadband terahertz light source pumped by a 1 μm picosecond laser

Katsuhiko Miyamoto; Andrew Lee; Takefumi Saito; Takuya Akiba; Koji Suizu; Takashige Omatsu

doi:10.1007/s00340-013-5359-8

Broadband terahertz light source pumped by a 1 μm picosecond laser

Katsuhiko Miyamoto^*, Andrew Lee, Takefumi Saito, Takuya Akiba, Koji Suizu, Takashige Omatsu

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We obtained a frequency tunable, low-coherence, picosecond, terahertz (THz) output with a high repetition rate from a picosecond Nd:YVO₄ bounce laser in combination with tandem periodically poled stoichiometric lithium tantalate and 4′-dimethylamino-N-methyl-4-stilbazolium tosylate crystals. The frequency of the THz output was tunable in the range 2.1-7.1 THz with a linewidth of ∼3.5 THz at 2.2 THz. The THz output had a maximum peak power of ∼180 mW and an average power of ∼0.65 μW at 3.9 THz. This system has the potential to realize ultra-high speed, THz coherence tomography.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	321-326
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume	110
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-013-5359-8
Publication status	Published - Mar 2013

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