Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 11, Issue 10, 101402(2013)

Influence of optical wavelength on terahertz radiation from laser-induced air plasma

Siqing Wu, Jinsong Liu, Shenglie Wang, and Yanan Zeng

Using a well-developed transient photocurrent model, we combine theoretical and numerical studies on the production of terahertz (THz) radiation in laser-induced air plasma. Air molecules are excited and then ionized by the laser-pulses mixing the fundamental and second harmonic fields. As a result, a non-vanishing directional photoelectron current emerges, radiating the THz pulse wave. We mainly discuss the influences of optical wavelength on THz radiation in five different cases. Results show that the fundamental-pulse width (50 fs), energy, and relative phase between two pulses are invariant. When the laser wavelength (from 400 nm to 1.25 \mu m) becomes longer, the emitted THz fields are significantly enhanced, with a linear dependence on the optical wavelength.

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Siqing Wu, Jinsong Liu, Shenglie Wang, Yanan Zeng. Influence of optical wavelength on terahertz radiation from laser-induced air plasma[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2013, 11(10): 101402

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Received: May. 15, 2013

Accepted: Sep. 4, 2013

Published Online: Oct. 8, 2013

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DOI:10.3788/col201311.101402

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