Scaling of terahertz radiation via optical rectification in electro-optic crystals

Journal Article · Mon Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 1995 · Applied Physics Letters; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.113536· OSTI ID:6740836

Carrig, T J; Rodriguez, G; Clement, T S; Taylor, A J ^[1]; Stewart, K R ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS E535, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
2. Molecular OptoElectronics Corporation, Rensselaer Watervliet Facility, Watervliet, New York 12189 (United States)

We report on the scalability of generating terahertz radiation by optical rectification with the electro-optic materials LiNbO[sub 3], LiTaO[sub 3], and dimethyl amino 4-[ital N]-methylstilbazolium tosylate (DAST). A Ti:sapphire laser system, producing 215 fs, 20 mJ pulses at 810 nm, was used for the experiment. Using LiNbO[sub 3] and LiTaO[sub 3], the peak of the generated terahertz electric field was found to scale linearly with increasing optical fluence for fluences up to 60 mJ/cm[sup 2], while with DAST the peak field scaled sublinearly in this fluence range.

• OSTI ID: 6740836
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters; (United States), Vol. 66:2; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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