Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 46, Issue 6, 0614009(2019)

Single-Shot Time-domain Spectrum Detection for Terahertz Radiation

Yi Xiao1,2, Ya Bai1,2、**, and Peng Liu1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1 State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2 Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University ofChinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Experimental setup of spectrum detection with chirped pulse
    Experimental results[11-12]. (a) Time-domain waveform obtained by conventional THz measurement based on pump-probe technique; (b) time-domain waveform based on spectrum detection with chirped pulse; (c)frequency spectrum obtained by conventional THz measurement based on pump-probe technique; (d) frequency spectrum based on spectrum detection with chirped pulse
    Experimental setup of spectral interference detection with chirped pulse
    Simulated results. (a) Simulated spectral interference fringes with THz field; (b) corresponding time-domain results with THz field; (c) simulated spectral interference fringes without THz field; (d) corresponding time-domain results without THz field
    Time-domain waveforms obtained by spectral interferometry with chirped pulse[15]. (a) THz spatiotemporal waveform extracted from interference fringe; (b) waveform when y=0 mm
    Diagrams of experimental setup[16]. (a) Experimental setup of non-common-path spectral interference; (b) experimental setup of common-path spectral interference
    THz time-domain waveforms obtained by two pumping methods[16]
    Experimental setup of improved common-path spectral interference[17]
    Experimental setup of space-time encoding detection
    THz time-domain waveforms obtained by space-time encoding detection[28] (the top line is the result of single-shot measurement, the bottom dotted line is the result of averaging single-shot data, and the solid line is the result of traditional method based on pump-probe technique)
    Principle of single-shot measurement using pulse-front tilting method[30]
    Time-domain waveform of THz pulse measured by using pulse-front tilting method with prism[30]
    Experimental setup of space-time encoding detection with second harmonic
    THz time-domain waveform obtained by second-harmonic cross-correlation method[29]
    Principle diagram of dual echelons[32]
    Experimental setup of single-shot detection using dual echelons
    Experimental results of dual echelons (top) and traditional method based on pump-probe detection technique (bottom)[32]
    Schematic of single-echelon technique[33]
    Schematic of reflective dual echelons[34]
    Measurement principle of THz streak camera[36]
    • Table 1. Comparison of parameters[9]

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      Table 1. Comparison of parameters[9]

      MethodTime resolutionTime windowBalanced detection
      Method in Ref.[11]τ0τchτchYes
      Method in Ref.[15]τ0τchYes
      Method in Ref.[16]τ0τchDifficult
      Method in Ref.[28]τ0Wtanθ/c0Difficult
      Method in Ref.[29]τ02σsinφ/c0Difficult
      Method in Ref.[32]gΔn/c0mHΔn/c0Yes
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    Paper Information

    Category: terahertz technology

    Received: Jan. 30, 2019

    Accepted: Apr. 8, 2019

    Published Online: Jun. 14, 2019

    The Author Email: Bai Ya (pipbear@siom.ac.cn), Liu Peng (peng@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL201946.0614009

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