Terahertz sources based on intracavity parametric down-conversion in quasi-phase-matched gallium arsenide

JE Schaar, KL Vodopyanov, PS Kuo… - IEEE Journal of …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have efficiently generated tunable terahertz (THz) radiation using intracavity parametric
down-conversion in gallium arsenide (GaAs). We used three types of microstructured GaAs …

Simple and distortion-free optical sampling of terahertz pulses via heterodyne detection schemes

J Degert, M Cornet, E Abraham, E Freysz - JOSA B, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We present and demonstrate experimentally two simple and distortion-free methods to
sample terahertz pulse in zinc-blende-type crystals like ZnTe or GaP. They are based on an …

Design of a GaP/Si composite waveguide for CW terahertz wave generation via difference frequency mixing

K Saito, T Tanabe, Y Oyama - Applied optics, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We design a GaP/Si composite waveguide to achieve efficient terahertz (THz) wave
generation under collinear phase-matched difference frequency mixing (DFM) between near …

THz-wave generation via difference frequency mixing in strained silicon based waveguide utilizing its second order susceptibility χ(2)

K Saito, T Tanabe, Y Oyama - Optics Express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
Terahertz (THz) wave generation via difference frequency mixing (DFM) process in strain
silicon membrane waveguides by introducing the straining layer is theoretically investigated …

[PDF][PDF] Thick film, orientation-patterned gallium arsenide for nonlinear optical frequency conversion

PS Kuo - 2008 - nlo.stanford.edu
Optical frequency conversion using quasi-phasematched (QPM) nonlinear optical crystals is
a powerful technique for generating coherent radiation in wavelength ranges where lasers …

Pump enhanced monochromatic terahertz-wave parametric oscillator toward megawatt peak power

K Saito, T Tanabe, Y Oyama - Optics Letters, 2014 - opg.optica.org
Pump enhanced optical parametric oscillation under a cavity phase matching configuration
is an effective way to obtain monochromatic THz waves with high pulse energy. Numerical …

Widely tunable surface-emitted monochromatic terahertz-wave generation beyond the Reststrahlen band

K Saito, T Tanabe, Y Oyama - Optics Communications, 2015 - Elsevier
We proposed a surface-emitted THz-wave generation on the basis of difference frequency
mixing in a GaP planar waveguide. By utilizing modal birefringence of fundamental TE and …

Design of an efficient terahertz wave source from a GaP waveguide embedded in a silicon slot waveguide

K Saito, T Tanabe, Y Oyama - Journal of the European …, 2015 - jeos.edpsciences.org
Here, we propose an efficient scheme for terahertz (THz) wave generation on the basis of
difference frequency mixing (DFM) using a GaP ridge waveguide embedded in a silicon slot …

Compact fiber pumped terahertz source

D Creeden, JC McCarthy, PA Ketteridge… - … for Military and …, 2007 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Converting near infrared signals in a nonlinear medium is an attractive way to generate
terahertz radiation due to the availability of near-IR lasers and nonlinear materials. However …

Tunable narrow-bandwidth source of THz radiation based on frequency down-conversion in periodically structured gallium arsenide

JE Schaar, KL Vodopyanov, PS Kuo… - Terahertz …, 2008 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We have efficiently generated tunable terahertz (THz) radiation using intracavity parametric
down-conversion in gallium arsenide (GaAs). We used three types of micro-structured GaAs …