Two-directional CW THz wave generation system by pumping with a single fiber amplifier of near-IR lasers

Tadao Tanabe; Srinivasa Ragam; Yutaka Oyama; Tetsuo Sasaki; Jun Ichi Nishizawa; Makoto Ohkado; Naoyuki Yamada

doi:10.1109/LPT.2008.2010716

Two-directional CW THz wave generation system by pumping with a single fiber amplifier of near-IR lasers

Tadao Tanabe, Srinivasa Ragam, Yutaka Oyama, Tetsuo Sasaki, Jun Ichi Nishizawa, Makoto Ohkado, Naoyuki Yamada

ENG - Materials Science

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We constructed a two-directional continuous-wave (CW) terahertz (THz) wave generation system with laser diode pumping. The generation method is based on difference frequency generation (DFG) of two near-infrared (NIR) lasers by excitation of phonon polaritons in a GaP crystal. The two NIR lasers for DFG are amplified simultaneously using one ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier (FA). Efficient beam overlapping of the NIR lasers was achieved on the GaP crystal surface. This system consists of a simple optical design with a single FA. Narrow linewidth CW THz waves, which are generated in two directions, can be applied to high-resolution spectroscopy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	260-262
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	21
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2008.2010716
Publication status	Published - 2009 Feb 15

Keywords

Continuous-wave (CW)
Fiber amplifier (FA)
GaP
Phase matching
Terahertz (THz)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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