• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 45, Issue 10, 1025001 (2016)
Li Zhongyang*, Tan Lian, Bing Pibin, and Yuan Sheng
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    DOI: 10.3788/irla201645.1025001 Cite this Article
    Li Zhongyang, Tan Lian, Bing Pibin, Yuan Sheng. Terahertz generation by OH1 based on cascaded difference frequency generation[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2016, 45(10): 1025001 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Terahertz(THz) wave generation by organic crystal 2-[3-(4-hydroxystyryl)-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-enylidene]malononitrile(OH1) with a collinear phase-matching scheme based on cascaded difference frequency generation(DFG) processes was theoretically analyzed. The cascaded Stokes interaction processes and the cascaded anti-Stokes interaction processes were investigated from coupled wave equations. THz intensities and quantum conversion efficiency were calculated. Compared with non-cascaded DFG processes, THz intensities from 13-order cascaded DFG processes were increased to 15.96. The quantum conversion efficiency of 1 377% in cascaded processes can be realized, which exceeds the Manley-Rowe limit.
    Li Zhongyang, Tan Lian, Bing Pibin, Yuan Sheng. Terahertz generation by OH1 based on cascaded difference frequency generation[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2016, 45(10): 1025001
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