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Iris-assisted Terahertz Field-Induced Second Harmonic Generation in Air

Optics 2020-01-08 v1

Abstract

Terahertz field-induced second harmonic generation (TFISH) is a technique for optical detection of broad-band THz fields. We show that by placing an iris at the interaction volume of the THz and optical fields, the TFISH signal increases by few ten-fold in atmospheric air. The iris-assisted TFISH amplification is characterized at varying air pressures and probe intensities and provides an elegant platform for studying nonlinear phase-matching in the gas phase.

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@article{arxiv.1906.10208,
  title  = {Iris-assisted Terahertz Field-Induced Second Harmonic Generation in Air},
  author = {Amit Beer and Dror Hershkovitz and Sharly Fleischer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.10208},
  year   = {2020}
}
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