Optical terahertz sources based on difference frequency generation in nonlinear crystals

Y Liu, K Zhong, A Wang, M Zhou, S Li, L Gao, Z Zhang - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Terahertz (THz) sources, ranging from 0.1 THz to 10 THz, between microwaves and infrared
waves, have important applications in spectral detection, medical imaging, communication …

Optically pumped terahertz sources

K Zhong, W Shi, DG Xu, PX Liu, YY Wang… - Science China …, 2017 - Springer
High-power terahertz (THz) generation in the frequency range of 0.1–10 THz has been a fast-
developing research area ever since the beginning of the THz boom two decades ago …

Perspective: Terahertz wave parametric generator and its applications

K Murate, K Kawase - Journal of Applied Physics, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
The injection-seeded terahertz (THz) parametric generator (is-TPG) is one of the most high-
power single-longitudinal mode THz-wave sources. Our system is less influenced by …

Self‐induced phase locking of terahertz frequency combs in a phase‐sensitive hyperspectral near‐field nanoscope

V Pistore, EAA Pogna, L Viti, L Li, AG Davies… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chip‐scale, electrically‐pumped terahertz (THz) frequency‐combs (FCs) rely on nonlinear
four‐wave‐mixing processes, and have a nontrivial phase relationship between the evenly …

Pulse sequences for efficient multi-cycle terahertz generation in periodically poled lithium niobate

K Ravi, DN Schimpf, FX Kärtner - Optics express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
The use of laser pulse sequences to drive the cascaded difference frequency generation of
high energy, high peak-power and multi-cycle terahertz pulses in cryogenically cooled (100 …

Large-area periodically-poled lithium niobate wafer stacks optimized for high-energy narrowband terahertz generation

CDW Mosley, DS Lake, DM Graham, SP Jamison… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Periodically-poled lithium niobate (PPLN) sources consisting of custom-built stacks of large-
area wafers provide a unique opportunity to systematically study the multi-cycle terahertz …

Highly scalable multicycle THz production with a homemade periodically poled macrocrystal

F Lemery, T Vinatier, F Mayet, R Aßmann… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
The THz regime is widely appealing across many disciplines including solid-state physics,
life sciences, and increasingly in particle acceleration. Multicycle THz pulses are typically …

Precise parameter control of multicycle terahertz generation in PPLN using flexible pulse trains

NH Matlis, Z Zhang, U Demirbas, C Rentschler… - Optics express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The low (sub%) efficiencies so-far demonstrated for nonlinear optical down-conversion to
terahertz (THz) frequencies are a primary limiting factor in the generation of high-energy …

[PDF][PDF] Shaping Quantum Noise through Cascaded Nonlinear Processes in a Dissipation-Engineered Multimode Cavity

S Pontula, Y Salamin, C Roques-Carmes, M Soljačić - PRX Quantum, 2024 - APS
Multimode quantum light is enticing for several applications, spanning imaging,
spectroscopy, communication, and more. Parametric nonlinear processes have been vital in …

THz cavities and injectors for compact electron acceleration using laser-driven THz sources

M Fakhari, A Fallahi, FX Kärtner - Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 2017 - APS
We present a design methodology for developing ultrasmall electron injectors and
accelerators based on cascaded cavities excited by short multicycle THz pulses obtained …