Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 3, Issue 8, 08475(2005)

Generation of broadband and multiple-peak THz radiation in aperiodically poled lithium niobate

Fucheng Chen1,2, Xianfeng Chen1,2、*, Yuping Chen1,2, and Yuxing Xia1,2
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  • 1Institute of Optics &
  • 2Photonics, Department of Physics, the State Key Laboratory on Fiber Optic Local Area Communication Networks and Advanced Optical Communication Systems, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240
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    We theoretically analyze the generation of broadened and multi-peak terahertz (THz) radiation in aperiodically poled lithium niobate (APPLN), whose sequence of opposite domains is optimized by simulated annealing (SA) algorithm. The full-width at half maximum (FWHM) of the broadened THz radiation in our simulation is 0.26 THz. Both of the central wavelength and FWHM can be easily tuned by choosing proper objective functions. THz radiation with wider and flatter FWHM can be achieved by increasing the length of the lithium niobate crystal. The two-peak THz generation is also provided as an example of multi-peak with the central wavelengths at 1.68 and 1.80 THz, respectively.

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    Fucheng Chen, Xianfeng Chen, Yuping Chen, Yuxing Xia, "Generation of broadband and multiple-peak THz radiation in aperiodically poled lithium niobate," Chin. Opt. Lett. 3, 08475 (2005)

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    Received: Jan. 26, 2005

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 6, 2006

    The Author Email: Xianfeng Chen (xfchen@sjtu.edu.cn)

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