Single-cycle, MHz repetition rate THz source with 66 mW of average power

F Meyer, T Vogel, S Ahmed, CJ Saraceno - Optics letters, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate terahertz (THz) generation using the tilted pulse front method in lithium
niobate, driven at an unprecedented high average power of more than 100 W and at a 13.3 …

Near-optimal intense and powerful terahertz source by optical rectification in lithium niobate crystal

L Guiramand, JE Nkeck, X Ropagnol, T Ozaki… - Photonics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Using a 400 μJ ytterbium laser combined with a novel pulse compression technique, we
demonstrate a state-of-the-art terahertz (THz) source from the tilted-pulse front pumping …

Effect of extreme pump pulse reshaping on intense terahertz emission in lithium niobate at multimilliJoule pump energies

F Blanchard, X Ropagnol, H Hafez, H Razavipour… - Optics letters, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We report on terahertz (THz) generation via optical rectification in a room-temperature
lithium niobate crystal under variable pump pulse durations, ranging from 100 to 300 fs, at …

High conversion efficiency, high energy terahertz pulses by optical rectification in cryogenically cooled lithium niobate

SW Huang, E Granados, WR Huang, KH Hong… - Optics letters, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate highly efficient terahertz (THz) generation by optical rectification (OR) of
near-optimum pump pulses centered at 1.03 μm in cryogenically cooled lithium niobate …

Highly efficient scalable monolithic semiconductor terahertz pulse source

JA Fülöp, G Polónyi, B Monoszlai, G Andriukaitis… - Optica, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Intense pulses at low terahertz (THz) frequencies of 0.1–2 THz are an enabling tool for
constructing compact particle accelerators and for strong-field control of matter. Optical …

Terahertz generation in lithium niobate driven by Ti: sapphire laser pulses and its limitations

X Wu, S Carbajo, K Ravi, F Ahr, G Cirmi, Y Zhou… - Optics letters, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally investigate the limits of 800-nm-to-terahertz (THz) energy conversion in
lithium niobate at room temperature driven by amplified Ti: sapphire laser pulses with tilted …

Generation of 13.9‐mJ terahertz radiation from lithium niobate materials

X Wu, D Kong, S Hao, Y Zeng, X Yu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Extremely strong‐field terahertz (THz) radiation in free space has compelling applications in
nonequilibrium condensed matter state regulation, all‐optical THz electron acceleration and …

Highly efficient generation of 0.2 mJ terahertz pulses in lithium niobate at room temperature with sub-50 fs chirped Ti: sapphire laser pulses

X Wu, J Ma, B Zhang, S Chai, Z Fang, CY Xia… - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate generation of 0.2 mJ terahertz (THz) pulses in lithium niobate driven by Ti:
sapphire laser pulses at room temperature. Employing tilted pulse front technique, the 800 …

THz generation using a reflective stair-step echelon

BK Ofori-Okai, P Sivarajah, W Ronny Huang… - Optics express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We present a novel method for THz generation in lithium niobate using a reflective stair-step
echelon structure. The echelon produces a discretely tilted pulse front with less angular …

Large-area periodically-poled lithium niobate wafer stacks optimized for high-energy narrowband terahertz generation

CDW Mosley, DS Lake, DM Graham, SP Jamison… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Periodically-poled lithium niobate (PPLN) sources consisting of custom-built stacks of large-
area wafers provide a unique opportunity to systematically study the multi-cycle terahertz …