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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

Metals have been studied as terahertz sources for decades. Recent research has shown the potential of metals in generating extremely high THz pulse energy excited by intense laser pulses. To avoid the metal surface debris caused by laser…

Optics · Physics 2020-08-04 Yuqi Cao , Yiwen E , Pingjie Huang , X. -C. Zhang

Ultrafast laser-driven terahertz sources are gaining in popularity in an increasingly wide range of scientific and technological applications. However, many fields continue to be severely limited by the typically low average power of these…

THz spectroscopy is an emerging tool for detection of microorganisms and harmful compounds in the food industry, the study of proteins in biomedicine and the development of electron-beam X-ray sources for molecular imaging and lithography.…

The efficient generation of terahertz (THz) waves in two-dimensional (2D) MXene layers driven by near-infrared femtosecond laser pulses is demonstrated through predictive simulations. Employing a novel hydrodynamic model that…

Optics · Physics 2025-12-23 A. A. Molavi Choobini , A. Chimeh

We introduce a solution for producing ultrashort ($\sim$fs) high charge ($\sim$pC) from ultra-compact guns utilizing single-cycle THz pulses. We show that the readily available THz pulses with energies as low as 20 ?J are sufficient to…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2016-12-22 Arya Fallahi , Moein Fakhari , Alireza Yahaghi , Miguel Arrieta , Franz X. Kärtner

Terahertz (THz) imaging provides cutting edge technique in biology, medical sciences and non-destructive evaluation. However, due to the long wavelength of the THz wave, the obtained resolution of THz imaging is normally a few hundred…

Optics · Physics 2013-10-22 Jiayu Zhao , Wei Chu , Lanjun Guo , Zhi Wang , Ya Cheng , Weiwei Liu , Zhizhan Xu

Continuous and concerted development of colloidal quantum-dot light-emitting diodes over the past two decades has established them as a bedrock technology for the next generation of displays. However, a fundamental issue that limits the…

Terahertz (THz) communication will be a key enabler for next-generation wireless systems. While THz frequency bands provide abundant bandwidth and extremely high data rates, their effective operation is inhibited by short communication…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Yasemin Karacora , Christina Chaccour , Aydin Sezgin , Walid Saad

Photon acceleration (PA) driven by ultra-relativistic electron beams offers a promising approach to generating high-power, high-frequency coherent radiation sources. While current methods typically rely on external optical laser pulses…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-06-10 Chaolu Ding , Xuesong Geng , Liangliang Ji

Modern information technologies rely on controlling the flow of electrons through their charge and spin. A rapidly emerging alternative is to use the orbital motion of electrons, the way they circulate around atomic sites as a new carrier…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-30 Sobhan Subhra Mishra , Ranjan Singh

Terahertz (THz) waves have been significantly developed in the last fifteen years because of their great potential for applications in industrial and scientific communities1,2. The unique properties of THz waves as transparency for numerous…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-27 F. Blanchard , A. Doi , T. Tanaka , H. Hirori , H. Tanaka , Y. Kadoya , K. Tanaka

We report enhanced broadband Terahertz (THz) generation and detailed characterization from the interaction of femtosecond two colour laser pulses with thin transparent dielectric tape target in ambient air. The proposed source is easy to…

Terahertz (THz) communication has emerged as a key enabler for sixth-generation (6G) networks, offering ultrawide bandwidths to support data-intensive applications such as holographic telepresence and immersive extended reality. Recent…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-13 Talha Rahman , Murat Uysal

Near-field imaging with terahertz (THz) waves is emerging as a powerful technique for fundamental research in photonics and across physical and life sciences. Spatial resolution beyond the diffraction limit can be achieved by collecting THz…

The laser invention more than fifty years ago was a major scientific revolution. Among the different possible gain media, the Free Electron Lasers (FEL) uses free electrons in the periodic permanent magnetic field of an undulator, covering…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2018-12-26 ME Couprie

Shaping electron beams with the cycles of light provides femtosecond and attosecond time resolution in electron microscopy and enables fundamental quantum-coherent measurements. However, efficient light-electron control requires a prolonged…

A method for producing narrow-band THz radiation proposes passing an ultra-relativistic beam through a metallic pipe with small periodic corrugations. We present results of a measurement of such an arrangement at Brookhaven's Accelerator…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2017-02-01 Karl Bane , Gennady Stupakov , Sergey Antipov , Mikhail Fedurin , Karl Kusche , Christina Swinson , Dao Xiang

Laser-induced ionization is a fundamental tool for the frequency conversion of lasers into spectral regions so far inaccessible, including both extreme ultraviolet and terahertz. The low-frequency currents induced by laser-driven ionization…

Laser-plasma accelerators offer a compact means of producing high-energy electron beams, but their performance is fundamentally limited by dephasing between the accelerated electrons and the plasma wave. To overcome this limitation, we…