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23 February 2018 High-repetition-rate tunable narrowband terahertz-wave generation based on nonlinear frequency conversion pumped by dual fiber lasers in MgO:LiNbO3
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Abstract
We demonstrate a high-average-power, single-longitudinal-mode, and tunable terahertz-wave (THz-wave) source based on difference frequency generation (DFG) in a MgO:LiNbO3 (MgO:LN) crystal. The DFG waves are generated using a pair of Yb-doped, pulsed fiber lasers with a master oscillator power fiber amplifier configuration. The average power of the THz-wave output reaches 1.35 mW at 1.0 THz (300 μm) at a linewidth of 7.2 GHz, and the tunability ranges from 0.34 to 1.25 THz under a pulse repetition frequency of 500 kHz. With this scheme, we constructed a compact THz-wave generation head for imaging applications. The combination of MgO:LN-DFG and the stable and robust fiber laser sources is highly promising for developing high-average-power THz-wave sources, particularly in the high-transmission sub-THz region. This approach may enable new applications of THz-wave spectroscopy in imaging and remote sensing.
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Yoshio Wada, Takumi Satoh, Yasuhiro Higashi, and Yoshiharu Urata "High-repetition-rate tunable narrowband terahertz-wave generation based on nonlinear frequency conversion pumped by dual fiber lasers in MgO:LiNbO3", Proc. SPIE 10531, Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XI, 1053107 (23 February 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2287293
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KEYWORDS
Terahertz radiation

Fiber lasers

Crystals

Laser crystals

Pulsed fiber lasers

Imaging spectroscopy

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