Details of electro-optic terahertz detection with a chirped probe pulse

doi:10.1364/OE.15.001376

Details of electro-optic terahertz detection with a chirped probe pulse

B. Yellampalle, K. Y. Kim, G. Rodriguez, J. H. Glownia, and A. J. Taylor »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 3, pp. 1376-1383 (2007)
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Abstract

By revisiting the theory of terahertz pulse detection schemes employing a chirped optical probe pulse, we address and resolve a conflict that exists in literature. In this report, we show that the equation governing the detected field depends upon the experimental scheme, and in the limit of small bandwidth, that this expression differs from the conventionally used equation through a phase factor. We experimentally verify this equation using a spectral in-line interferometry approach. We also briefly discuss the implications of our new equations for single-shot terahertz retrieval schemes.

OCIS Codes
(190.2620) Nonlinear optics : Harmonic generation and mixing
(320.7110) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast nonlinear optics

ToC Category:
Ultrafast Optics

History
Original Manuscript: October 31, 2006
Revised Manuscript: January 20, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: January 21, 2007
Published: February 5, 2007

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B. Yellampalle, K. Y. Kim, G. Rodriguez, J. H. Glownia, and A. J. Taylor, "Details of electro-optic terahertz detection with a chirped probe pulse," Opt. Express 15, 1376-1383 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-15-3-1376

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Q. Wu and X.-C. Zhang, "Free-space electro-optic sampling of terahertz beams," Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 3523-3525 (1995). [CrossRef]
I. Wilke, A. M. MacLeod,W. A. Gillespie, G. Berden, G. M. H. Knippels, and A. F. G. van der Meer, "Single-shot electron-beam bunch length measurements." Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 124801-4 (2002). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
G. Berden, S. P. Jamison, A. M. MacLeod, W. A. Gillespie, B. Redlich, and A. F. G. van der Meer, "Electro-optic technique with improved time resolution for real-time, nondestructive, single-shot measurements of femtosecond electron bunch profiles." Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 114802-4 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
J. van Tilborg, C. B. Schroeder, C. V. Filip, C. Toth, C. G. R. Geddes, G. Fubiani, R. Huber, R. A. Kaindl, E. Esarey, and W. P. Leemans, "Temporal characterization of femtosecond laser-plasma-accelerated electron bunches using terahertz radiation." Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 014801-4 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. Y. Kim, B. Yellampelle, J. H. Glownia, A. J. Taylor, and G. Rodriguez, "Terahertz-frequency electrical conductivity measurements of ultrashort laser-ablated plasmas," Proc. SPIE 6261 II, 6261Q (2006).
L. Bentson, P. Bolton, E. Bong, P. Emma, J. Galayda, J. Hastings, P. Krejcik, C. Rago, J. Rifkin, and C. M. Spencer, "FEL research and development at the SLAC sub-picosecond photon source, SPPS," Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., 507, 205-209 (2003). [CrossRef]
T. Srinivasan-Rao, M. Amin, V. Castillo, D. M. Lazarus, D. Nikas, C. Ozben, Y. K. Semertzidis, A. Stillman, T. Tsang, and L. Kowalski, "Novel single shot scheme to measure submillimeter electron bunch lengths using electro-optic technique - art. no. 042801," Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 504, 042801-1-042801-7 (2002).
Z. P. Jiang and X. C. Zhang, "Electro-optic measurement of THz field pulses with a chirped optical beam," Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 1945-1947 (1998). [CrossRef]
S. P. Jamison, J. L. Shen, A. M. MacLeod, W. A. Gillespie, and D. A. Jaroszynski, "High-temporal-resolution, single-shot characterization of terahertz pulses." Opt. Lett. 28, 1710-12 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. Y. Kim, B. Yellampalle, G. Rodriguez, R. D. Averitt, A. J. Taylor, and J. H. Glownia, "Single-shot, interferometric, high-resolution, terahertz field diagnostic," Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 1-3 (2006).
B. Yellampalle, K. Y. Kim, G. Rodriguez, J. H. Glownia, and A. J. Taylor, "Algorithm for high-resolution singleshot THz measurement using in-line spectral interferometry with chirped pulses." Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 211109-1 (2005). [CrossRef]
S. P. Jamison, A. M. MacLeod, G. Berden, D. A. Jaroszynski, and W. A. Gillespie, "Temporally resolved electrooptic effect." Opt. Lett. 31, 1753-5 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
G. Gallot and D. Grischkowsky, "Electro-optic detection of terahertz radiation." J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 16, 1204-12 (1999). [CrossRef]
Z. Jiang, F. G. Sun, Q. Chen, and X. C. Zhang, "Electro-optic sampling near zero optical transmission point." Appl. Phys. Lett. 74, 1191-3 (1999). [CrossRef]
A. Yariv, Optical Electronics in Modern Communications, 5th ed. (Oxford University Press, 1997).
D. J. Claude and R. Wolfgang, Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena : Fundamentals Techniques and Applications on a Femtosecond Time Scale (Academic Press, 1996). [PubMed]
B. Yellampalle, K. Y. Kim, R. D. Averitt, G. Rodriguez, J. H. Glownia, and A. J. Taylor, "Single-shot highresolution THz field reconstruction using phase-retrieval," in Ultrafast Phenomena XV: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference (2006).

Amin, M.
Averitt, R. D.
Bentson, L.
Berden, G.
Bolton, P.
Bong, E.
Castillo, V.
Chen, Q.
Emma, P.
Esarey, E.
Filip, C. V.
Fubiani, G.
Galayda, J.
Gallot, G.
Geddes, C. G. R.
Gillespie, W. A.
Glownia, J. H.
Grischkowsky, D.
Hastings, J.
Huber, R.
Jamison, S. P.
Jaroszynski, D. A.
Jiang, Z.
Jiang, Z. P.
Kaindl, R. A.
Kim, K. Y.
Knippels, G. M. H.
Kowalski, L.
Krejcik, P.
Lazarus, D. M.
Leemans, W. P.
MacLeod, A. M.
Nikas, D.
Ozben, C.
Rago, C.
Redlich, B.
Rifkin, J.
Rodriguez, G.
Schroeder, C. B.
Semertzidis, Y. K.
Shen, J. L.
Spencer, C. M.
Srinivasan-Rao, T.
Stillman, A.
Sun, F. G.
Taylor, A. J.
Toth, C.
Tsang, T.
van der Meer, A. F. G.
van Tilborg, J.
Wilke, I.
Wu, Q.
Yellampalle, B.
Zhang, X. C.
Zhang, X.-C.

Appl. Phys. Lett.

Q. Wu and X.-C. Zhang, "Free-space electro-optic sampling of terahertz beams," Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 3523-3525 (1995). [CrossRef]
Z. P. Jiang and X. C. Zhang, "Electro-optic measurement of THz field pulses with a chirped optical beam," Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 1945-1947 (1998). [CrossRef]
Z. Jiang, F. G. Sun, Q. Chen, and X. C. Zhang, "Electro-optic sampling near zero optical transmission point." Appl. Phys. Lett. 74, 1191-3 (1999). [CrossRef]
K. Y. Kim, B. Yellampalle, G. Rodriguez, R. D. Averitt, A. J. Taylor, and J. H. Glownia, "Single-shot, interferometric, high-resolution, terahertz field diagnostic," Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 1-3 (2006).
B. Yellampalle, K. Y. Kim, G. Rodriguez, J. H. Glownia, and A. J. Taylor, "Algorithm for high-resolution singleshot THz measurement using in-line spectral interferometry with chirped pulses." Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 211109-1 (2005). [CrossRef]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B

G. Gallot and D. Grischkowsky, "Electro-optic detection of terahertz radiation." J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 16, 1204-12 (1999). [CrossRef]

Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res.

L. Bentson, P. Bolton, E. Bong, P. Emma, J. Galayda, J. Hastings, P. Krejcik, C. Rago, J. Rifkin, and C. M. Spencer, "FEL research and development at the SLAC sub-picosecond photon source, SPPS," Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., 507, 205-209 (2003). [CrossRef]

Opt. Lett.

Phys. Rev. Lett.

I. Wilke, A. M. MacLeod,W. A. Gillespie, G. Berden, G. M. H. Knippels, and A. F. G. van der Meer, "Single-shot electron-beam bunch length measurements." Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 124801-4 (2002). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
G. Berden, S. P. Jamison, A. M. MacLeod, W. A. Gillespie, B. Redlich, and A. F. G. van der Meer, "Electro-optic technique with improved time resolution for real-time, nondestructive, single-shot measurements of femtosecond electron bunch profiles." Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 114802-4 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
J. van Tilborg, C. B. Schroeder, C. V. Filip, C. Toth, C. G. R. Geddes, G. Fubiani, R. Huber, R. A. Kaindl, E. Esarey, and W. P. Leemans, "Temporal characterization of femtosecond laser-plasma-accelerated electron bunches using terahertz radiation." Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 014801-4 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams

T. Srinivasan-Rao, M. Amin, V. Castillo, D. M. Lazarus, D. Nikas, C. Ozben, Y. K. Semertzidis, A. Stillman, T. Tsang, and L. Kowalski, "Novel single shot scheme to measure submillimeter electron bunch lengths using electro-optic technique - art. no. 042801," Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 504, 042801-1-042801-7 (2002).

Other

K. Y. Kim, B. Yellampelle, J. H. Glownia, A. J. Taylor, and G. Rodriguez, "Terahertz-frequency electrical conductivity measurements of ultrashort laser-ablated plasmas," Proc. SPIE 6261 II, 6261Q (2006).
A. Yariv, Optical Electronics in Modern Communications, 5th ed. (Oxford University Press, 1997).
D. J. Claude and R. Wolfgang, Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena : Fundamentals Techniques and Applications on a Femtosecond Time Scale (Academic Press, 1996). [PubMed]
B. Yellampalle, K. Y. Kim, R. D. Averitt, G. Rodriguez, J. H. Glownia, and A. J. Taylor, "Single-shot highresolution THz field reconstruction using phase-retrieval," in Ultrafast Phenomena XV: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference (2006).

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