Generation of 0.9-mJ THz pulses in DSTMS pumped by a Cr:Mg2SiO4 laser
Vicario, C.; Ovchinnikov, A. V.; Ashitkov, S. I.; Agranat, M. B.; Fortov, V. E.; Hauri, C. P.
2014

Abstract

We report on high-field terahertz transients with 0.9-mJ pulse energy produced in a 400 mm(2) partitioned organic crystal by optical rectification of a 30-mJ laser pulse centered at 1.25 mu m wavelength. The phase-locked single-cycle terahertz pulses cover the hard-to-access low-frequency range between 0.1 and 5 THz and carry peak fields of more than 42 MV/cm and 14 Tesla with the potential to reach over 80 MV/cm by choosing appropriate focusing optics. The scheme based on a Cr:Mg2SiO4 laser offers a high conversion efficiency of 3% using uncooled organic crystal. The collimated pump laser configuration provides excellent terahertz focusing conditions. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America

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Title Generation of 0.9-mJ THz pulses in DSTMS pumped by a Cr:Mg2SiO4 laser
Author(s) Vicario, C. ; Ovchinnikov, A. V. ; Ashitkov, S. I. ; Agranat, M. B. ; Fortov, V. E. ; Hauri, C. P.
Published in Optics Letters
Pagination 4
Volume 39
Issue 23
Pages 6632-6635
Date 2014
Publisher Washington, Optical Society of America
ISSN 0146-9592
DOI https://doi.org/10.1364/Ol.39.006632
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