Lithium niobate photonics: Unlocking the electromagnetic spectrum

A Boes, L Chang, C Langrock, M Yu, M Zhang, Q Lin… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Lithium niobate (LN), first synthesized 70 years ago, has been widely used in diverse
applications ranging from communications to quantum optics. These high-volume …

[HTML][HTML] Tilted pulse front pumping techniques for efficient terahertz pulse generation

G Tóth, G Polónyi, J Hebling - Light: Science & Applications, 2023 - nature.com
Optical rectification of femtosecond laser pulses has emerged as the dominant technique for
generating single-and few-cycle terahertz (THz) pulses. The advent of the tilted pulse front …

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 …

Broadband spintronic terahertz source with peak electric fields exceeding 1.5 MV/cm

R Rouzegar, AL Chekhov, Y Behovits, BR Serrano… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
In this work, we improve the performance of an optically pumped spintronic terahertz emitter
(STE) by a factor of up to 6 in field amplitude through an optimized photonic and thermal …

Megaelectronvolt electron acceleration driven by terahertz surface waves

XQ Yu, YS Zeng, LW Song, DY Kong, SB Hao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Particles at relativistic energies form the basis of acceleration science. The emergence of
terahertz-driven acceleration promises vastly smaller and cost-efficient accelerators; …

Antiferromagnetic–Ferromagnetic Heterostructure‐Based Field‐Free Terahertz Emitters

X Wu, H Wang, H Liu, Y Wang, X Chen… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, ferromagnetic‐heterostructure spintronic terahertz (THz) emitters have been
recognized as one of the most promising candidates for next‐generation THz sources …

[HTML][HTML] Terahertz waveform synthesis in integrated thin-film lithium niobate platform

A Herter, A Shams-Ansari, FF Settembrini… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Bridging the “terahertz gap “relies upon synthesizing arbitrary waveforms in the terahertz
domain enabling applications that require both narrow band sources for sensing and few …

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 …

Cascaded amplification and manipulation of terahertz emission by flexible spintronic heterostructures

Z Jin, Y Peng, Y Ni, G Wu, B Ji, X Wu… - Laser & Photonics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Spintronic heterostructures consisting of ferromagnetic (FM) and nonmagnetic (NM) have
become increasingly important devices for terahertz (THz) pulse generation, named as …

Cascaded high-gradient terahertz-driven acceleration of relativistic electron beams

H Xu, L Yan, Y Du, W Huang, Q Tian, R Li, Y Liang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Terahertz-driven acceleration has recently emerged as a route for delivering ultrashort bright
electron beams efficiently, reliably and in a compact set-up. Many working schemes and key …