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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…

Mixing the fundamental ($\omega$) and the second harmonic (2$\omega$) waves in gas phase is a widely employed technique for emitting terahertz (THz) pulses. The THz generation driven by bi-chromatic fields can be described by the…

The two-color strong-field mixing in gas medium is a widely-used approach to generate bright broadband terahertz (THz) radiation. Here, we present a new and counterintuitive method to promote THz performance in two-color scheme. Beyond our…

Terahertz pulse generation by ultra-intense two-color laser fields ionizing gases with near- to far-infrared carrier wavelength is studied from particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. For long wavelength ($10.6\ \mu$m) promoting a large ratio…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2020-01-01 J. Déchard , X. Davoine , L. Bergé

It is shown, by simulation and theory, that circularly or elliptically polarized terahertz radiation can be generated when a static magnetic (B) field is imposed on a gas target along the propagation direction of a two-color laser driver.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-06-30 W. -M. Wang , P. Gibbon , Z. -M. Sheng , Y. -T. Li

Generation of terahertz electromagnetic radiation due to coalescence of upper-hybrid waves in the long-wavelength region of strong plasma turbulence driven by a high-current relativistic electron beam in a magnetized plasma is investigated.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 A. V. Arzhannikov , I. V. Timofeev

An intense, short laser pulse propagating across a plasma boundary ponderomotively drives THz radiation. Full format PIC simulations and theoretical analysis are conducted to investigate the properties of this radiation. Simulation results…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-05-13 Chenlong Miao , John P. Palastro , Thomas M. Antonsen

The excitation of THz radiation by the interaction of an ultra short laser pulse with the modes of a miniature corrugated plasma waveguide is considered. The axially corrugated waveguide supports the electromagnetic (EM) modes with…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-05-24 Chenlong Miao , John P. Palastro , Thomas M. Antonsen

A THz laser generation utilizing a helical relativistic electron beam propagating through a strong magnetic field is discussed. The initial amplification rate in this scheme is much stronger than that in the conventional free electron…

Optics · Physics 2011-11-08 S. Son , S. J. Moon

The terahertz (THz) generation in a dual-color field was investigated experimentally by precisely controlling the relative time delay $\tau$ and polarization $\theta$ of dual-color lasers, where the accompanying third-harmonic generation…

Optics · Physics 2020-12-07 Kaixuan Zhang , Yizhu Zhang , T. -M. Yan , Y. H. Jiang

Numerical simulations of laser-plasma interactions demonstrate the generation of axially polarized electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) that radiate away energy with a characteristic frequency determined by the plasma frequency, in the THz range…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-05-03 Kathryn A. Wolfinger , Gregory R. Werner , John R. Cary

In the widely-studied two-color laser scheme for terahertz (THz) radiation from a gas, the frequency ratio of the two lasers is usually fixed at $\omega_2/\omega_1=$1:2. We investigate THz generation with uncommon frequency ratios. Our…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-12-12 L. -L. Zhang , W. -M. Wang , D. Wu , R. Zhang , S. -J. Zhang , C. -L. Zhang , Y. Zhang , Z. -M. Sheng , X. -C. Zhang

We show that the transverse component of the wakefield can be produced with the application of an external magnetic field that generates radiation in the THz range. For this, we carry out analytical and numerical calculations to evaluate…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2020-07-24 Divya Singh , Hitendra K Malik

A scheme of THz radiation using two moderately intense lasers and a moderately relativistic electron beam is proposed. In the scheme, a laser encounters a co-propagating relativistic electron beam, and excites plasmons via the two-plasmon…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2020-03-09 S. Son

We develop the microscopic theory of a terahertz (THz) laser based on the effects of resonant tunneling in a double quantum well heterostructure embedded in both optical and THz cavities. In the strong coupling regime the system hosts…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-02-26 K. Kristinsson , O. Kyriienko , I. A. Shelykh

In spintronic terahertz emitters, THz radiation is generated by exciting an ultrafast spin current through femtosecond laser excitation of a ferromagnetic-nonmagnetic metallic heterostructure. Although an extensive phenomenological…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-11-22 Francesco Foggetti , Peter M. Oppeneer

The interaction between an intense laser and a relativistic dense electron beam propagating in the same direction could down-shift the laser frequency. This process, which can be used to generate a coherent THz radiation, is theoretically…

Optics · Physics 2013-03-19 S. Son , Sung Joon Moon , J. Y. Park

High-energy terahertz pulses are challenging to produce due to the low conversion efficiency and limited optical damage threshold of nonlinear crystals. Here, we describe the high-efficiency generation of terahertz radiation pulses with…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2026-04-22 Sida Cao , Matthew R. Edwards

We propose a terahertz radiation source based on the excitation of plasma resonances in graphene structures by means of mixing two NIR laser signals with a THz difference frequency. The process is the photo-thermo-electric effect which has…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-02-07 Don Schmadel , Gregory S. Jenkins , H. Dennis Drew

Terahertz (THz) lasers on optically pumped multiple-graphene-layer (MGL) structures as their active region are proposed and evaluated. The developed device model accounts for the interband and intraband transitions in the degenerate…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 V. Ryzhii , A. A. Dubinov , T. Otsuji , V. Mitin , M. S. Shur