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Using a 3D fully-vectorial nonlinear time-domain analysis we numerically investigate the generation of terahertz radiation by pumping a photonic crystal microcavity out of resonance. High quality factors and a quadratic susceptibility lead…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-11 Andrea Di Falco , Claudio Conti , Gaetano Assanto

We explore the dynamics of a system where input spectra in the optical domain with very disparate center frequencies are strongly coupled via highly phase-matched, cascaded second-order nonlinear processes driven by terahertz radiation. The…

Optics · Physics 2019-07-08 Koustuban Ravi , Franz X. Kärtner

We investigate terahertz (THz) radiation generation at the vacuum-plasma interface driven by the oblique incidence of s-polarized Gaussian laser pulse(s) on a semi-infinite underdense plasma.~Extending beyond the conventional…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-08-26 Anjana K P , Rohit Kumar Srivastav , Mrityunjay Kundu

We introduce a general technique to generate compressed broadband terahertz pulses based on difference frequency generation of optical pump radiation using aperiodically poled structures. The pump pulse format and poling of the crystals…

Optics · Physics 2019-02-22 Koustuban Ravi , Franz X Kärtner

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

A laser pulse composed of a fundamental and an appropriately phased second harmonic can drive a time-dependent current of photoionized electrons that generates broadband THz radiation. Over the propagation distances relevant to many…

Deriving single or few cycle terahertz pulse (THz) by intense femtosecond laser through cascaded optical rectification in electro-optic crystals is a crucial technique in cutting-edge time-resolved spectroscopy to characterize micro-scale…

Terahertz (THz) integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a promising interdisciplinary technology that realizes simultaneously transmitting Terabit-per-second (Tbps) and millimeter-level accurate environment or human activity sensing.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-28 Yongzhi Wu , Chong Han , Zhi Chen

The terahertz spectral regime, ranging from about 0.1 to 15 THz, is one of the least explored yet most technologically transformative spectral regions. One current challenge is to develop efficient and compact terahertz emitters/detectors…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-12 Liang Luo , Ioannis Chatzakis , Jigang Wang , Fabian B. P. Niesler , Martin Wegener , Thomas Koschny , Costas M. Soukoulis

The generation of single-cycle attosecond pulses based on Thomson scattering of terahertz (THz) pulses is proposed. In the scheme, a high-quality relativistic electron beam produced by a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator (LPWA), is sent…

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

The tremendous applications of terahertz (THz) spectroscopy and imaging require THz sources in different parameters. We propose a novel scheme to generate single-cycle powerful THz pulses by ultrashort intense laser pulses incident…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Hui-Chun Wu , Zheng-Ming Sheng , Jie Zhang

High-field terahertz (THz) pulse generation is investigated through the interaction of an intense single-color CO2 laser pulse with helium (He) gas targets. Employing multi-dimensional Particle-In-Cell (PIC) simulations, this study reveals…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-05-22 Srimanta Maity , Garima Arora

Bridging the "terahertz (THz) gap" relies upon synthesizing arbitrary waveforms in the THz domain enabling applications that require both narrow band sources for sensing and few-cycle drives for classical and quantum objects. However,…

Spintronic terahertz (THz) emitter provides the advantages such as apparently broader spectrum, significantly lower cost, and more flexibility in compared with the commercial THz emitters, and thus attracts great interests recently. In past…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-11-13 Zheng Feng , Rui Yu , Yu Zhou , Hai Lu , Wei Tan , Hu Deng , Quancheng Liu , Zhaohui Zhai , Liguo Zhu , Jianwang Cai , Bingfeng Miao , Haifeng Ding

Highly efficient terahertz (THz) wave sources based on difference frequency generation (DFG) process in nonlinear optical crystals play an important role for the applications of THz wave. In order to find more novel nonlinear crystals, here…

Optics · Physics 2021-08-27 Guo-Qun Chen , Hong-Yang Zhao , Shun Wang , Xiangying Hao , Hai-Wei Du , Rui-Bo Jin

The development of spintronic emitters of broadband THz pulses relies on designing heterostructures where processes of laser-driven spin current generation and subsequent spin-to-charge current conversion are the most efficient. An…

Recent studies in spintronics have highlighted ultrathin magnetic metallic multilayers as a novel and very promising class of broadband terahertz radiation sources. Such spintronic multilayers consist of ferromagnetic (FM) and non-magnetic…

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

Achieving efficient terahertz (THz) generation using compact turn-key sources operating at room temperature and modest power levels represents one of the critical challeges that must be overcome to realize truly practical applications based…