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We present both chip-scale and free space coherent arrays of continuous-wave THz photomixers. By altering the relative phases of the exciting laser signals, the relative THz phase between the array elements can be tuned, allowing for beam…

Optics · Physics 2013-09-13 S. T. Bauerschmidt , S. Malzer , G. H. Döhler , H. Lu , A. C. Gossard , S. Preu

We demonstrate theoretically that ultrafast heating of metal nanoparticles by the laser pulse should lead to the generation of coherent terahertz (THz) radiation during the heat redistribution process. It is shown that after the femtosecond…

Optics · Physics 2017-12-22 Daniil Fadeev , Ivan Oladyshkin , Vyacheslav Mironov

Phased arrays are crucial in various technologies, such as radar and wireless communications, due to their ability to precisely control and steer electromagnetic waves. This precise control improves signal processing and enhances imaging…

We propose a method to generate isolated relativistic terahertz (THz) pulses using a high-power laser irradiating a mirco-plasma-waveguide (MPW). When the laser pulse enters the MPW, high-charge electron bunches are produced and accelerated…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-09-04 Longqing Yi , Tünde Fülöp

When a relativistic, femtosecond laser pulse enters a waveguide, the pulse energy is coupled into waveguide optical modes. The longitudinal laser field effectively accelerates electrons along the axis of the channel, while the asymmetric…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-02-24 Ke Hu , Longqing Yi , Tünde Fülöp

Electromagnetic radiation within the terahertz (THz) frequency range is of great interest for applications in remote sensing and time-domain spectroscopy. The laser-induced plasmas are promising mediums for generating THz radiation. It has…

The use of terahertz (THz) and optical radiation for electron acceleration and manipulation of electron bunches has progressed over the last decade to a level where practical devices for THz guns, THz and optical acceleration modules and a…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2026-04-08 Franz X. Kärtner

The simultaneous laser-driven acceleration and angular manipulation of the fast electron beam is experimentally demonstrated. The bunch of multi-MeV energy charged particles is generated during the propagation of the femtosecond laser pulse…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-10-19 K. Ivanov , D. Gorlova , I. Tsymbalov , I. Tsygvintsev , S. Shulyapov , R. Volkov , A. Savelev

Femtosecond laser pulse propagation in a relativistic self-trapping regime (RST) in a near-critical density plasma makes it possible to maximize the total charge of the accelerating electrons and laser-to-electrons conversion rate, that can…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-12-09 V. Yu. Bychenkov , A. V. Brantov , M. G. Lobok , A. S. Kuratov

We numerically investigate the use of strong THz radiation in assisting single attosecond pulse generation by few-cycle, 800 nm laser pulses. We optimize focusing conditions to generate short and powerful single attosecond pulses of…

Optics · Physics 2014-02-14 Emeric Balogh , Katalin Kovács , Valer Tosa , Katalin Varjú

Photon engineering can be exploited to control the nonlinear evolution of the drive pulse in a laser-plasma accelerator (LPA), offering new avenues to tailor electron beam phase space on a femtosecond time scale. One promising option is to…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-12-26 S. Y. Kalmykov , X. Davoine , I. Ghebregziabher , B. A. Shadwick

Terahertz (THz) radiation is a powerful tool with widespread applications ranging from imaging, sensing, and broadband communications to spectroscopy and nonlinear control of materials. Future progress in THz technology depends on the…

We demonstrate coherent control of photoemission from a gold needle tip using a two-color laser field. The relative phase between a fundamental field and its second harmonic imprints a strong modulation on the emitted photocurrent with up…

Optics · Physics 2021-08-11 Philip Dienstbier , Timo Paschen , Peter Hommelhoff

Twisted bilayer photonic crystals introduce a twist between two stacked photonic crystal slabs, enabling strong modulation of their electromagnetic properties. The change in the twist angle strongly influences the resonant frequencies and…

Optics · Physics 2024-12-17 Nicolas Roy , Beicheng Lou , Shanhui Fan , Alexandre Mayer , Michaël Lobet

We report the coherent generation and detection of terahertz (THz) pulses covering the bandwidth of 0.1-9 THz in a high repetition rate, low pulse energy laser system. In this work we demonstrate the application and evaluation of…

We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally that a specifically designed microcavity driven in the optical parametric oscillation regime exhibits lighthouse-like emission, i.e., an emission focused around a single direction. Remarkably,…

Irradiation of sharp silver tips with femtosecond laser pulses leads to photoassisted coherent field emission without a static field. We reconstruct the time profile of the emission, and show that the process is entirely governed by the…

We report on coherent control of excitation processes of translationally ultracold rubidium dimers in a magneto-optical trap by using shaped femtosecond laser pulses. Evolution strategies are applied in a feedback loop in order to optimize…

We use the terahertz (THz) emission spectroscopy to study femtosecond photocurrent dynamics in the prototypical 2D semiconductor, transition metal dichalcogenide MoSe$_2$. We identify several distinct mechanisms producing THz radiation in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-12-22 Denis Yagodkin , Lukas Nadvornik , Oliver Gueckstock , Cornelius Gahl , Tobias Kampfrath , Kirill I. Bolotin

We investigate the generation of broadband terahertz (THz) pulses with phase singularity from air plasmas created by fundamental and second harmonic laser pulses. We show that when the second harmonic beam carries a vortex charge, the THz…