title: Generation of 30 microJ single-cycle terahertz pulses at 100 Hz repetition rate by optical rectification.
abstract: We report the generation of 30 microJ single-cycle terahertz pulses at 100 Hz repetition rate by phase-matched optical rectification in lithium niobate using 28 mJ femtosecond laser pulses. The phase-matching condition is achieved by tilting the laser pulse intensity front. Temporal, spectral, and propagation properties of the generated terahertz pulses are presented. In addition, we discuss possibilities for further increasing the energy of single-cycle terahertz pulses obtained by optical rectification.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia. stepanov@isan.troitsk.ru
authors.forename: Andrei G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Stepanov
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonacina
authors.forename: Sergei V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Chekalin
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008029:Lighting / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008872:Microwaves; D055096:Optical Devices; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*