High-average-power, high-repetition-rate tunable terahertz difference frequency generation with gase crystal pumped by 2 μm dual-wavelength intracavity KTP optical parametric oscillator

Dexian Yan; Yuye Wang; Degang Xu; Pengxiang Liu; Chao Yan; Jia Shi; Hongxiang Liu; Yixin He; Longhuang Tang; Jianchen Feng; Jianqin Guo; Wei Shi; Kai Zhong; Yuen Hong Tsang; Jianquan Yao

doi:10.1364/PRJ.5.000082

High-average-power, high-repetition-rate tunable terahertz difference frequency generation with gase crystal pumped by 2 μm dual-wavelength intracavity KTP optical parametric oscillator

Dexian Yan, Yuye Wang, Degang Xu, Pengxiang Liu, Chao Yan, Jia Shi, Hongxiang Liu, Yixin He, Longhuang Tang, Jianchen Feng, Jianqin Guo, Wei Shi, Kai Zhong, Yuen Hong Tsang, Jianquan Yao

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Abstract

We have demonstrated a high-average-power, high-repetition-rate optical terahertz (THz) source based on difference frequency generation (DFG) in the GaSe crystal by using a near-degenerate 2 μm intracavity KTP optical parametric oscillator as the pump source. The power of the 2 μm dual-wavelength laser was up to 12.33 W with continuous tuning ranges of 1988.0–2196.2 nm/2278.4–2065.6 nm for two waves. Different GaSe cystal lengths have been experimentally investigated for the DFG THz source in order to optimize the THz output power, which was in good agreement with the theoretical analysis. Based on an 8 mm long GaSe crystal, the THz wave was continuously tuned from 0.21 to 3 THz. The maximum THz average power of 1.66 μW was obtained at repetition rate of 10 kHz under 1.48 THz. The single pulse energy amounted to 166 pJ and the conversion efficiency from 2 μm laser to THz output was 1.68 × 10−6. The signal-to-noise ratio of the detected THz voltage was 23 dB. The acceptance angle of DFG in the GaSe crystal was measured to be 0.16°.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-87
Number of pages	6
Journal	Photonics Research
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/PRJ.5.000082
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2017

Keywords

Infrared and far-infrared lasers
Infrared, far
Nonlinear optics, parametric processes
Nonlinear wave mixing

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Yan, D., Wang, Y., Xu, D., Liu, P., Yan, C., Shi, J., Liu, H., He, Y., Tang, L., Feng, J., Guo, J., Shi, W., Zhong, K., Tsang, Y. H., & Yao, J. (2017). High-average-power, high-repetition-rate tunable terahertz difference frequency generation with gase crystal pumped by 2 μm dual-wavelength intracavity KTP optical parametric oscillator. Photonics Research, 5(2), 82-87. https://doi.org/10.1364/PRJ.5.000082

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High-average-power, high-repetition-rate tunable terahertz difference frequency generation with gase crystal pumped by 2 μm dual-wavelength intracavity KTP optical parametric oscillator. / Yan, Dexian; Wang, Yuye; Xu, Degang et al.
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