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We propose a method for the laser-excitation of terahertz surface magnetoplasmons via the linear mode conversion of terahertz radiation on a graphene sheet deposited on an n-type semiconductor in presence of an external magnetic field…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-03-20 Rohit Kumar Srivastav , Mrityunjay Kundu

We study the influence of the polarization states of femtosecond two-color pulses ionizing gases on the emitted terahertz radiation. A local-current model and plane-wave evaluations justify the previously-reported impact on the THz energy…

Broadband ultrashort terahertz (THz) pulses can be produced using plasma generation in a noble gas ionized by femtosecond two-color pulses. Here we demonstrate that, by using multiple-frequency laser pulses, one can obtain a waveform which…

We present a numerical study on plasma generation of THz radiation utilizing multiple light pulses of various wavelengths in an optical scheme that is readily achievable in a tabletop environment. To achieve coherent THz emission it is…

Optics · Physics 2023-04-07 Clayton D. Moss , Shayne A. Sorenson , Jeremy A. Johnson

We report on terahertz emission from a single layer ferromagnet which involves the generation of backflow nonthermal charge current from the ferromagnet/dielectric interface by femtosecond laser excitation and subsequent conversion of the…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-06-15 Qi Zhang , Ziyan Luo , Hong Li , Yumeng Yang , Xinhai Zhang , Yihong Wu

We show experimentally that the terahertz (THz) emission of a plasma, generated in air by a two-color laser pulse (containing a near IR frequency and its second harmonic), can be enhanced by the addition of an 800-nm pulse. We observed…

The coherent radiation spectrum of two-level polar molecules with UV transition is studied at the multiphoton resonant excitation by a moderately strong laser field. The spectrum corresponding to harmonic generation and low-frequency…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2011-06-14 H. K. Avetissian , B. R. Avchyan , G. F. Mkrtchian

We propose a coupled microdisk laser as a compact and tunable laser source for the generation of a coherent continuous wave THz radiation by photomixing. Using the Schr\"odinger-Bloch model including the nonlinear effect of active medium,…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-05 Jung-Wan Ryu , Jinhang Cho , Chil-Min Kim , Susumu Shinohara , Sang Wook Kim

We report on the observation of terahertz radiation in a non-centrosymmetric insulating oxide, paratellurite ($\alpha$-TeO$_2$) by irradiation of a femtosecond laser pulse at room temperature. In the power spectrum of the terahertz…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-22 M. Sotome , N. Kida , R. Takeda , H. Okamoto

Using high-resolution, two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, we investigate numerically the mechanisms of terahertz (THz) emissions in submicron-thick carbon solid foils driven by ultraintense ($\sim 10^{20}\,\rm W\,cm^{-2}$),…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2020-07-10 J. Déchard , X. Davoine , L. Gremillet , L. Bergé

A THz light amplifier and the corresponding methods are proposed, based on the Raman interaction between a THz light and visible light lasers. Two lasers, with their frequencies differing by that of a Langmuir wave, counter-propagate inside…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2020-04-24 S. Son

The production of broadband, terawatt terahertz (THz) pulses has been demonstrated by irradiating relativistic lasers on solid targets. However, the generation of extremely powerful, narrow-band, and frequency-tunable THz pulses remains a…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-08-28 Jie Cai , Yinren Shou , Yixing Geng , Liqi Han , Xinlu Xu , Shuangchung Wen , Baifei Shen , Jinqing Yu , Xueqing Yan

Terahertz (THz) radiation has been observed from multiferroic BiFeO$_3$ thin films via ultrafast modulation of spontaneous polarization upon carrier excitation with illumination of femtosecond laser pulses. The radiated THz pulses from…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-08-31 Kouhei Takahashi , Noriaki Kida , Masayoshi Tonouchi

We study the generation of terahertz radiation from atoms and molecules driven by an ultrashort fundamental laser and its second harmonic field by solving time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation (TDSE). The comparisons between one-, two-, and…

We analytically show how a superposition of beamlets produces terahertz radiation with greater spatial homogeneity and efficiency compared to tilted-pulse-fronts generated by diffraction gratings. The advantages are particularly notable for…

A new mechanism for the THz light amplification is identified ina non-resonant Raman scattering between the THz light and a visible light lasers. The non-resonant scattering normally does not exchange the energy between E \&M fields, but…

Optics · Physics 2020-03-19 S. Son

Femtosecond laser filament generates strong terahertz (THz) pulse in air. In this paper, THz pulse waveform generated by femtosecond laser filament has been experimentally investigated as a function of the length of the filament.…

Optics · Physics 2013-10-22 Jiayu Zhao , Yizhu Zhang , Zhi Wang , Wei Chu , Bin Zeng , Ya Cheng , Zhizhan Xu , Weiwei Liu

Waveform-controlled Terahertz (THz) radiation is of great importance due to its potential application in THz sensing and coherent control of quantum systems. We demonstrated a novel scheme to generate waveform-controlled THz radiation from…

Using a canonical pump-probe experimental technique, we studied the terahertz (THz) waves generation and detection via optical rectification and mixing in Czochralski-grown periodically poled Mg:Y:LiNbO3 (PPLN) crystals. THz waves with…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-11 G. H. Ma , G. Kh. Kitaeva , I. I. Naumova , S. H. Tang

We present on THz generation in the two-color gas plasma scheme driven by a high-power, ultrafast fiber laser system. The applied scheme is a promising approach for scaling the THz average power but it has been limited so far by the driving…