Compact source of continuously and widely-tunable terahertz radiation

We report a THz radiation source based on the technique of non-collinear phasematched parametric generation. The source, which is compact and operable at room temperature, generates nanosecond pulses of peak power and energy greater than 1W and 5 nJ respectively. The radiation is continuously tunabl...

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Published in:Optics express 2006-02, Vol.14 (4), p.1582-1589
Main Authors: Edwards, T, Walsh, D, Spurr, M, Rae, C, Dunn, M, Browne, P
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Language:English
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Summary:We report a THz radiation source based on the technique of non-collinear phasematched parametric generation. The source, which is compact and operable at room temperature, generates nanosecond pulses of peak power and energy greater than 1W and 5 nJ respectively. The radiation is continuously tunable over the range 1.2-3.05 THz and is of narrow spectral bandwidth (
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/oe.14.001582