Electro-optic time lensing with an intense single-cycle terahertz pulse

Journal Article · Tue May 18 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.81.053835· OSTI ID:984435

Shen, Y; Carr, G L; Murphy, J B; Tsang, T Y; Wang, X; Yang, X

We demonstrate that an intense single-cycle terahertz (THz) pulse can act as a time lens to phase modulate and compress a copropagating ultrashort laser pulse. By using the THz-induced phase modulation as a time lens and a glass plate as a group velocity dispersive element, we have compressed an unchirped {approx}165 fs laser pulse to {approx}45 fs.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
• Sponsoring Organization: Doe - Office Of Science
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-98CH10886
• OSTI ID: 984435
• Report Number(s): BNL-93763-2010-JA; PLRAAN; R&D Project: LS001; KC0401030; TRN: US1005320
• Journal Information: Physical Review A, Vol. 81, Issue 5; ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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