有限厚度传导孔径对太赫兹脉冲的时空整形

太赫兹脉冲经时空整形后常被用在太赫兹光谱和成像上。用三维时域有限差分法模拟了矩形和圆形孔径的整形效应,模拟结果表明有限厚度矩形和圆形孔径对太赫兹脉冲能实现有效的整形和滤波。当矩形孔径长边垂直于入射波的偏振方向时,矩形孔径有较好的整形和滤波作用,当矩形孔径长边平行于入射波的偏振方向时,几乎没有明显的整形和滤波作用。圆形孔径具有比矩形孔径更加显著的整形和滤波作用。这些模拟结果用平面光波导理论可以得到很好的解释。     

复杂激光脉冲波形的整形

介绍了用时空变换的方法对激光脉冲整形的原理；提出了由于硬边光通量调制器引入的动态的光脉冲强度空间分布的不一致性及其克服的方法，理论上用二维快速傅里叶变换（ＦＦＴ）进行了验证；最后计算了系统光强透过率和光束焦斑大小，调制狭缝宽度的关系，为了显示本系统的复杂脉冲整形能力，在实验上获得了惯性约束核聚变（ＩＣＦ）感兴趣的复杂激光脉冲波形。     

高效光子晶体太赫兹滤波器的设计

提出了一种新型光子晶体太赫兹(THz)滤波器,该滤波器包括利用线缺陷实现的波导部分和利用微腔实现的频率选择部分.应用平面波法(PWM)分析其带隙结构,然后应用时域有限差分法(FDTD),研究THz波在此滤波器中的传输特性,结果表明,通过改变点缺陷的结构和增大某些介质柱的半径,可以使该滤波器实现高耦合效率的单信道单频率滤波. 关键词： 光子晶体 THz波 平面波法 时域有限差分法     

太赫兹波段下金属狭缝的透射增强特性研究

用太赫兹时域光谱技术研究了具有不同宽度的金属狭缝透射光谱特征. 实验结果显示在实验测量有效光谱范围(02 THz—26 THz)内,当狭缝宽度小到一定程度,在频谱中出现了共振增强,具有明显的带通带阻现象,并在理论上分析了这种共振透射现象的原因. 关键词： 表面等离子体 太赫兹脉冲 时域光谱技术 金属狭缝     

用于THz波段脉冲空间整形的滤波透镜的电磁场分析

提出了一种结构新颖的用于THz波段的滤波透镜,其特点是将滤波和聚焦的性能结合在一起,从而能有效地在某个特定波段内聚焦THz脉冲的输出能量. 设计了带通和带阻两种性能的滤波透镜,并用电磁场时域差分方法进行了数值研究,证明了设计的正确性. 关键词： THz 滤波 透镜     

基于磁光子晶体的低损耗窄带THz滤波器

本文提出一种采用石榴石型铁氧体磁性材料的太赫兹滤波器,利用波导线缺陷和腔内点缺陷的耦合特性,通过改变腔内介质柱半径及分布,实现对某个波长的耦合,达到了高效率滤波的功能;改变外磁场的大小,影响铁氧体材料的磁导率变化,使谐振频率发生改变,从而对THz波进行滤波.应用平面波展开法(PWM)和时域差分有限法(FDTD)进行仿真分析,研究结果表明,该滤波器其插入损耗为0.0997 d B,3 d B带宽为8.22 GHz,实现了低损耗窄带滤波.     

基于表面等离激元交叉耦合作用的纳米金属双缝异常透射现象

利用二维时域有限差分方法研究了非对称纳米金属双缝结构在薄隔层情况下对光波的异常透射特性,以及狭缝长度、狭缝数目和入射角度对透射特性的影响.研究发现,该双缝结构中传导的表面等离激元波通过渗透中间隔层材料产生交叉耦合作用,形成对称和反对称耦合模式,导致其透射谱在特定波长位置处形成双共振峰传输和一个透射率为零的透射抑制现象;双缝结构中表面等离激元波交叉耦合作用的本质是其横向电场分量渗入中间隔层材料产生的相互干涉作用,而横向电场分量的初始相位差决定双缝结构中形成的表面等离激元波耦合模式的类型.由于双缝结构的透射极值与各狭缝腔内的法布里-珀罗共振效应密切相关,因此狭缝长度决定透射极值的波长位置,而狭缝数目和入射角度只影响透射峰的传输效率.该双缝结构具备光学滤波和空间分光功能,在新型纳米光子器件领域具有潜在的应用价值.     

利用单模光纤中的交叉相位调制产生单周期化脉冲的研究

描述了利用光纤中的交叉相位调制（XPM）效应产生单周期化脉冲的基本原理.详细分析了不同初始脉冲条件对脉冲频谱展宽的影响，然后针对具体事例用分步傅里叶方法对分析结果进行了验证.最终得到了200—1000THz的超宽带频谱，并给出了理想压缩脉冲的时域脉宽和形状. 关键词： 单周期化脉冲 交叉相位调制 超宽带频谱     

0.14THz高功率太赫兹脉冲的频率测量

提出了采用截止波导法与谐波混频法相结合的方式,进行0.14THz高功率短脉冲的频率测量.首先将两个截止频率分别为0.125和0.15THz的非标准矩形波导作为接收端,通过截止波导滤波法获得了太赫兹辐射源的频率范围.然后根据已知的频率范围,将本振频率选择为15—20GHz,则谐波混频的谐波次数确定为8.随后的Ka波段的脉冲测试和0.14THz连续波测试表明,该8次谐波混频器可用于0.14THz脉冲的混频测量.最后,0.14THz脉冲频率测量实验给出了太赫兹辐射源的准确频率为0.1465THz.该方法大大降低了对本振信号的频率要求,且结果准确可信,为长波段太赫兹脉冲的频率测量提供了一种新的思路.     

粒子模拟中的一种高频噪声抑制算法

对粒子模拟中的高频噪声的产生机理进行分析,并给出一种既能对高频数值噪声进行过滤又能满足Q值较高的相对论型微波器件计算要求的时域有限差分(FDTD)算法——High_Q FDTD算法.在中心差分FDTD算法和时偏FDTD算法的基础上,给出High_Q算法的计算公式,并着重分析算法的稳定性与收敛性.通过对相对论返波管(RBWO)的计算,将计算结果与中心差分和时偏FDTD算法的计算结果比较,验证算法有较好的滤波特性和计算精度.     

基于光放大的长脉冲抽运太赫兹激光

为了获得较窄增益带宽、较大光强的太赫兹辐射,尝试了利用TEA CO₂激光器对6 W可调谐连续波CO₂种子激光实行双程光放大实验,以期望获得长脉冲、高峰值功率的抽运光.通过实验,获得了大约30倍的放大系数,放大光输出功率随种子光注入功率的增加而增加,其中10 P （20）支线表现更加突出,并且被放大的激光支线半峰全宽在14 μs左右.基于这种长脉冲抽运源,建立了一种产生脉冲太赫兹的动力学模型,给出了产生太赫兹辐射的饱和抽运光强表达式,确定了抽运光的光强范围.另外, 关键词： 激光物理 长脉冲 动力学模型 太赫兹激光     

Observation of terahertz emission from a laser-plasma accelerated electron bunch crossing a plasma-vacuum boundary

Coherent radiation in the 0.3-3 THz range has been generated from femtosecond electron bunches at a plasma-vacuum boundary via transition radiation. The bunches produced by a laser-plasma accelerator contained 1.5 nC of charge. The THz energy per pulse within a limited 30 mrad collection angle was 3-5 nJ and scaled quadratically with bunch charge, consistent with coherent emission. Modeling indicates that this broadband source produces about 0.3 microJ per pulse within a 100 mrad angle, and that increasing the transverse plasma size and electron beam energy could provide more than 100 microJ/pulse.     

飞秒超强激光驱动太赫兹辐射特性的实验研究

强太赫兹源是太赫兹科学技术发展的关键,其中大能量强场太赫兹脉冲源在超快物态调控、新型电子加速器等领域具有重要的应用前景.超快超强激光与等离子体相互作用是近年来发展起来的一种新型的强场太赫兹辐射产生途径.本文报道了利用超强飞秒激光脉冲与金属薄膜靶作用产生太赫兹辐射的实验结果,研究了激光能量和离焦量对靶后太赫兹辐射能量的影响,并通过监测激光背向散射光谱,定性揭示了其变化规律与不同光强下的电子加热机制的相关性.实验表征了太赫兹辐射的频谱、偏振及聚焦光斑情况.测量结果表明,实验产生了脉冲能量达458μJ、聚焦场强高达GV/m量级的超宽带太赫兹辐射,为开展极端太赫兹脉冲与物质相互作用研究提供了一种新的强场太赫兹光源.     

Characterizing the polarity of a few-cycle infrared laser pulse

We demonstrate the characterization of polarity and carrier-envelope (CE) phase of a linearly polarized few-cycle infrared (IR) laser pulse (12?fs, 1.8???m) using Terahertz (THz) emission spectroscopy. Crossed polarizers electro-optic sampling geometry is applied to record temporal waveforms of far field THz emission from air filament driven by the few-cycle IR pulse. The THz waveforms are dependent on the carrier-envelope (CE) phase periodically. We confirm that the THz waveform and the intensity can be used jointly to determine the phase of a few-cycle laser field in laboratory frame.     

Approach to broadband terahertz pulse field detection and recovery with electro-optic sampling measurement

Electro-optic sampling (EOS) measurement of terahertz (THz) pulses inherently leads to distortions, especially for relatively broadband THz pulses. In this paper, we proposed an approach to broadband THz pulse field detection and recovery with EOS measurement. In our approach, we use an EOS measurement utilizing a thick GaP crystal, which has a high transverse optical phonon frequency, to reduce the distortions caused by dispersive propagation, interface reflection and Fabry-Perot effect (multiple reflections within an EO crystal). And a retrieval algorithm is designed to eliminate the distortion of broadband THz pluses after passing through the thick GaP crystal (The distortion in a thick GaP crystal is mainly attributed to phase mismatching between the THz pulse and the sampling laser pulse.), in which preconditioned conjugated gradient method is used.     

卟啉化合物太赫兹光谱特性研究

用化学方法合成了四苯基卟啉（TPP）、四苯基卟啉乙酸合锰（TPPMn）、四对羟基苯基卟啉（THPP）,并用太赫兹时域光谱技术研究了室温条件下这三种化合物的光谱特征,得到了各自的时域谱和透射谱。结果表明不同的卟啉化合物在太赫兹波段有不同的吸收,四苯基卟啉与四苯基卟啉乙酸合锰透射峰的位置相同,可能由于金属原予在大分子环内部配位,对分子的振动模式无影响,只是增强了物质对THz的吸收。通过比较样品的透射谱,讨论了卟啉分子结构与THz光谱吸收的关系。     

Generation of electromagnetic waves in the terahertz frequency range by optical rectification of a Gaussian laser pulse in a plasma in presence of an externally applied static electric field

We propose a theoretical model for the generation of electromagnetic waves in the terahertz (THz) frequency range by the optical rectification of a Gaussian laser pulse in a plasma with an applied static electric field transverse to the direction of propagation. A Gaussian laser pulse can exert a transverse component of the quasi‐static ponderomotive force on the electrons at a frequency in the THz range by a suitable choice of the laser pulse width. This nonlinear force is responsible for the density oscillation. The coupling of this oscillation with the drift velocity acquired by electrons due to the applied static electric field leads to the generation of a nonlinear current density. A spatial Gaussian intensity profile of the laser beam enhances the generated THz yield by many folds as compared to a uniform spatial intensity profile.     

Studies on the mechanisms of powerful terahertz radiations from laser plasmas

A survey on the mechanisms of powerful terahertz (THz) radiation from laser plasmas is presented.Firstly,an analytical model is described,showing that a transverse net current formed in a plasma can be converted into THz radiations at the plasma oscillation frequency.This theory is applied to explain THz generation in a gas driven by two-color laser pulses.It is also applied to THz generation in a tenuous plasma driven by a chirped laser pulse,a few-cycle laser pulse,a DC/AC bias electric field.These are well verified by particle-in-cell simulations,demonstrating that THz radiations produced in these approaches are nearly single-cycles and linear polarized.In the chirped laser scheme and the few-cycle laser scheme,THz radiations with the peak field strength of tens of MV/cm and the peak power of gigawatt can be achieved with the incident laser intensity less than 10 17 W/cm 2.     

THz generation via optical rectification with ultrashort laser pulse focused to a line

We report on efficient THz pulse generation via optical rectification with femtosecond laser pulses focused to a line by a cylindrical lens. This configuration provides phase-matched conditions in the superluminal regime. 35 pJ THz pulses have been generated with this technique in a stoichiometric LiNbO₃ crystal pumped by 2 μJ femtosecond laser pulses at room temperature. An unusual superquadratic rise of the THz pulse energy with the laser pulse energy has been observed at high laser energies. This extraordinary energy dependence of the THz generation efficiency is explained by self-focusing of the laser beam in the crystal. Z-scan measurements and comparison of the THz pulse spectra created with laser pulses having different energies confirm this interpretation.