Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) is a powerful technique for material's
characterization and process control. It has been used for contact-free conductivity …

A review on the recent development of intense laser‐driven terahertz (THz) sources is
provided here. The technologies discussed include various types of sources based on …

Terahertz (THz) light has proven to be a fine tool to probe and control quasi-particles and
collective excitations in solids, to drive phase transitions and associated changes in material …

Organic π‐conjugated crystals with second‐order optical nonlinearity are considerably
attractive materials for diverse terahertz (THz) wave photonics. An overview of the research …

The principles and most-recent results of high-power THz generation through optical
rectification using a tilted optical pulse front are described. Single-cycle THz pulses of …

Ultrashort terahertz pulses derived from femtosecond table-top sources have become a
valuable tool for time-resolved spectroscopy during the last two decades. Until recently, the …

Terahertz waves, which lie in the frequency range of 0.1-10 THz, have long been
investigated in a few limited fields, such as astronomy, because of a lack of devices for their …

In its 60 years of existence, the field of nonlinear optics has gained momentum especially
over the past two decades thanks to major breakthroughs in material science and …

Detailed analysis of the tilted-pulse-front pumping scheme used for ultrashort THz pulse
generation by optical rectification of femtosecond laser pulses is presented. It is shown that …

Recent theoretical calculations predicted an order-of-magnitude increase in the efficiency of
terahertz pulse generation by optical rectification in lithium niobate when 500 fs long pump …