Intense Terahertz Pulses from SLAC Linac Beams

The terahertz (THz) region of the electromagnetic spectrum spans frequencies roughly from 300 GHz to 20 THz, corresponding to wavelengths from 1 mm to 15 μm. Although this range overlaps the vibrational levels of many materials (for example, phonon modes of semiconductors), difficulties in developing adequate sources have slowed its exploitation, despite promising applications in imaging, chemistry, biology, and materials science. Recent progress in sources driven by both lasers and electron beams has started to fill this “terahertz gap.” Accelerator-based sources are now opening a new high-field regime with the potential to control materials with THz radiation by resonantly driving bonds, biasing a material with ultrashort electric or magnetic fields, or using the light as a catalyst. Some new sources can produce pulsed fields of sufficient intensity to drive nonlinear responses in matter.     

基于双开口谐振环超表面的宽带太赫兹涡旋光束产生

提出了一种基于双开口谐振环单元结构超表面的太赫兹宽带涡旋光束产生器.该结构由金属-电介质两层构成,位于顶层的是基于双开口谐振环单元结构的超表面,底层为介质层.对单元结构阵列进行数值仿真,圆偏振的入射光可以被转换成相应的交叉偏振透射光,通过旋转表层金属谐振环,可以控制交叉偏振透射光具有相同的振幅和不同的相位.这些单元结构按照特定的规律排列,可以形成用以产生不同拓扑荷数的涡旋光束的涡旋相位板.以拓扑荷数1和2为例,设计了两种涡旋相位板,数值分析了圆偏振波垂直入射到该涡旋相位板生成交叉圆偏振涡旋光束的特性.结果表明,在1.39—1.91 THz的频率范围内产生了比较理想的不同拓扑荷数的涡旋光束,且透过率高于20%,最高可达到24%,接近单层透射式超表面的理论极限值.     

基于相对论电子束的太赫兹源

太赫兹辐射在基础科学和产业应用中具有重要的应用前景,但传统的电子学和光学方法难以在1～10 THz产生相干的高功率、窄带且连续可调的太赫兹辐射。基于相对论性超短电子束和预调制电子束序列的加速器太赫兹源将能在上述范围内产生可调的高能谱强度窄带太赫兹辐射。综述了清华大学加速器实验室近年来在基于相对论电子束的加速器太赫兹源方面的理论和实验进展,以及与加速器太赫兹源一起发展起来的太赫兹辐射测量、束流诊断和先进加速技术。     

Generation of radially polarized terahertz pulses via velocity-mismatched optical rectification

We demonstrate the generation of radially polarized terahertz pulses via optical rectification in a Cherenkov geometry exploiting velocity mismatch, contrary to the traditional approach for generating linearly polarized terahertz beams. A compact system is implemented using 001-cut ZnTe pumped by an ultrafast Yb-doped fiber amplifier.     

Absolute brightness measurements in the terahertz frequency range using vacuum and thermal fluctuations as references

A total procedure for the terahertz wave brightness calibration using the quantum fluctuations at terahertz frequencies as a reference is formulated. An experimental proof for its theoretical background is provided. Klyshko method for the brightness calibration using spontaneous parametric down-conversion is modified, considering the case when the idler wave hits the terahertz frequency range and relative additives to the background signals induced by an external terahertz radiation can be measured both in Stokes and anti-Stokes ranges. It is shown at different temperatures that the thermal-fluctuation-induced signals have the same spectral and angular shapes, as the spontaneous parametric down-conversion signals, while the thermal-induced signal amplitudes are proportional to the number of photons in the thermal equilibrium modes.     

Comparative study of coherent terahertz emission from Fe/Pt ferromagnetic heterostructures

The ultrafast spin dynamic of in-plane magnetized Fe/Pt films was investigated by terahertz emission spectroscopy. The amplitude of the emitted terahertz wave is proportional to the intensity of the exciting laser beams.Both the amplitude and polarity of the terahertz wave can be adjusted by modifying the external magnetic field.The dependency of the amplitude on external magnetic fields is coincident to the hysteresis loops of the sample.Also, the polarity of the terahertz wave is reversed, as the magnetization orientation is reversed. The superdiffusive transient spin current with an inverse spin Hall effect is attributed to the main mechanism of the terahertz emission.     

Terahertz artificial dielectric cuboid lens on substrate for super-resolution images

This paper presents an investigation of terajets formation by dielectric periodic structure at terahertz frequencies (0.1–0.2 THz) in effective medium regime (photonic metamaterial). The dispersions of effective permittivity for periodic structures formed by plastics (ABS, black) were analytically obtained for both regimes. The study of the interaction of a plane wave and artificial cubic dielectric on a substrate parallelepiped to form a subwavelength terahertz beams (terajet) was performed. The results of numerical simulation of S-parameters of structure are discussed. The subwavelength beam waist of terajets about 0.39λ–0.41λ were obtained. The quality factor of terajets are discussed. The results may be applied for creation of methods to obtain subwavelength beams in the terahertz frequency range, and devices based on them. These investigations are opening new research lines such as mesoscale focusing devices for different sensing applications.     

Stokes beams formed by superposition of a completely unpolarized and a completely polarized Gaussian Schell-model beam

Analytic expressions and computed examples are given to elucidate the coherence and polarization properties of Stokes beams, i.e. beams formed by superposition of a completely unpolarized and a completely polarized electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam. We found that superposition of such two beams cannot form a Stokes beam with a constant state of polarization on propagation. An additional constraint on the source plane parameters of the two Gaussian Schell-model beams is proposed. The resultant Stokes beam with a constant state of polarization on propagation is found to be a Gaussian Schell-model beam with the same variances as the two constituent Gaussian Schell-model beams. However, the modulus of the Gaussian intensity distributions across the source planes of these beams may be different.     

Generalized Stokes parameters of random electromagnetic vortex beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence

By using the extended Huygens–Fresnel principle, the analytical expressions for the generalized Stokes parameters of random electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model (GSM) vortex beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence are derived, and used to study the changes in spectral Stokes parameters of random electromagnetic GSM vortex beams in atmospheric turbulence and to compare the results of random electromagnetic GSM vortex-free beams. The influence of atmospheric turbulence on the spectral Stokes parameters is analyzed. The validity of our results is interpreted physically.     

Threshold Analysis of a THz-Wave Parametric Oscillator

The parametric gain of a terahertz wave parametric oscillator （TPO） is analyzed. Meanwhile the expression of TPO threshold pump intensity is derived and theoretically analyzed with different factors. The effective interaction length between the pump wave and Stokes wave is calculated, and particular attention is paid to the coupling efficiency of the pump wave and Stokes wave. Such an analysis is useful for the experiments of TPO.     

Generation of the determined vectorial vortex beams by use of an achromatic axially symmetric waveplate

Optical Review - We review the generation of the determined vectorial vortex beams in the terahertz (THz) beams at frequencies of 0.16 and 0.36 THz, and intense middle infrared pulsed beam at...     

Polarization squeezing of continuous variable stokes parameters

We report the first direct experimental characterization of continuous variable quantum Stokes parameters. We generate a continuous wave light beam with more than 3 dB of simultaneous squeezing in three of the four Stokes parameters. The polarization squeezed beam is produced by mixing two quadrature squeezed beams on a polarizing beam splitter. Depending on the squeezed quadrature of these two beams the quantum uncertainty volume on the Poincaré sphere becomes a "cigarlike" or "pancakelike" ellipsoid.     

Terahertz radiation generation by beating of two chirped laser pulses in a warm collisional magnetized plasma

Analytical equations of terahertz(THz) radiation generation based on beating of two laser beams in a warm collisional magnetized plasma with a ripple density profile are developed. In this regard, the effects of frequency chirp on the field amplitude of the terahertz radiation as well as the temperature and collision parameters are investigated. The ponderomotive force is generated in the frequency chirp of beams. Resonant excitation depends on tuning of the plasma beat frequency,magnetic field frequency, thermal velocity, collisional frequency, and effect of the frequency chirp with the plasma density.For optimum parameters of frequency and temperature the maximum THz amplitude is obtained.     

THz radiation generation in axially magnetized collisional pair plasma

We investigate the electron-positron plasma for terahertz radiation generation by two Dark Hollow Gaussian beams (DHGBs), which result in multifocal radiations quite useful for various modern applications. In this process, the ponderomotive force acts as a driver for the generation of terahertz field and the realistic situation of collisional plasma under the application of axial magnetic field reveals an efficient radiation generation. An appreciable efficiency of more than 2% is achieved for the process.     

Generalized Stokes parameters of stochastic spatially and spectrally partially coherent electromagnetic pulsed beams

The analytical expressions for the generalized (two-point) Stokes parameters of stochastic electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model pulsed (GSMP) beams propagating in free space are obtained. The changes in the spectral Stokes parameters in free space propagation are studied. The dependence of on-axis and transverse spectral Stokes parameters of stochastic electromagnetic GSMP beams on the pulse parameters including pulse duration and temporal coherence length is stressed and illustrated numerically. The results are interpreted physically.     

Threshold analysis for a THz-wave parametric oscillator with a quasi-phase-matching scheme in lithium niobate

The analytical expressions of the parametric gain for the terahertz wave (THz-wave) and the Stokes wave of THz-wave parametric oscillator (TPO) with a quasi-phase-matching scheme in periodically poled LiNbO₃ (PPLN) are deduced. The pump threshold expression of the TPO with a quasi-phase-matching scheme in PPLN is derived based on the gain expression of the Stokes wave. The expression is theoretically analyzed to find the relationship between the pump threshold and the parameters of the resonant cavity.     

Comparison of SRS thresholds under pumping by Gaussian and Bessel beams

In the paraxial approximation, it has been shown that the quasi-stationary SRS amplification coefficient in the near-threshold region is determined by the product of the pump intensity in the beam center and the overlap integral of the transverse structure of the pump and the Stokes component. Expressions for the overlap integral and the scattering powers have been obtained and analyzed for the following cases: the pump and the Stokes field are Gaussian beams; the pump and the Stokes field are Bessel beams; the pump is a Bessel beam and the Stokes field is an axial Gaussian beam. Relations between the SRS excitation thresholds in different cases have been found.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 71, No. 6, pp. 778–787, November–December, 2004.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

Theoretical research on terahertz wave generation from planar waveguide by optimized cascaded difference frequency generation

A novel scheme for high-efficiency terahertz(THz)wave generation based on optimized cascaded difference frequency generation(OCDFG)with planar waveguide is presented.The phase mismatches of each-order cascaded difference frequency generation(CDFG)are modulated by changing the thickness of the waveguide,resulting in a decrement of phase mismatches in cascaded Stokes processes and an increment of phase mismatches in cascaded anti-Stokes processes simultaneously.The modulated phase mismatches enhance the cascaded Stokes processes and suppress the cascaded anti-Stokes processes simultaneously,yielding energy conversion efficiencies over 25%from optical wave to THz wave at 100 K.     

Stationary generation of diode-pumped self-Raman Nd:YVO<Subscript>4</Subscript>/YVO<Subscript>4</Subscript> composite crystal laser

Output power dependences of composite Nd³⁺:YVO₄ Raman laser stationary generation on the longitudinal diode pump power are measured at different transmissions of the output mirror at the Stokes radiation frequency. The deviation of the measured dependences from linear is explained by the influence of thermal effects on both the overlap of the beams and diffraction losses. A method to estimate the laser and Stokes losses in the cavity and the parameters characterizing the overlap of the laser radiation with the pump and Stokes beams is proposed. A Stokes-component of power 2.1 W is obtained and corresponds to 12% diode-to-Stokes efficiency.     

Stokes parameters of optical singularities of random electromagnetic beams

In this paper,the relation between the spectral degree of coherence and degree of polarization of random electromagnetic beams is derived by the Stokes parameters.And the concept of polarization singularity is extended from spatially fully coherent beams to partially coherent electromagnetic beams.Theoretical analysis shows that correlation vortices are linearly polarized singularities.The results are illustrated by numerical examples.