Broadband terahertz lasing in aligned molecules
Optics Express, Vol. 16, Issue 14, pp. 10557-10564 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.010557
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Abstract
No broadband amplifying medium has been demonstrated yet for terahertz radiation. We present simulations showing that laser-aligned molecules can amplify broadband terahertz radiation, allowing high-energy amplification of few-cycle pulses at terahertz frequencies.
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OCIS Codes
(030.1670) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherent optical effects
(140.3070) Lasers and laser optics : Infrared and far-infrared lasers
(140.4130) Lasers and laser optics : Molecular gas lasers
(020.2649) Atomic and molecular physics : Strong field laser physics
ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: May 19, 2008
Revised Manuscript: June 27, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: June 27, 2008
Published: June 30, 2008
Citation
Andrew G. York and H. M. Milchberg, "Broadband terahertz lasing in aligned molecules," Opt. Express 16, 10557-10564 (2008)
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