• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 11, Issue 6, 978 (2023)
Sen Mou1、*, Luca Tomarchio2, Annalisa D’Arco1、3, Marta Di Fabrizio2, Salvatore Macis2, Alessandro Curcio4, Luigi Palumbo1、3, Stefano Lupi2、5, and Massimo Petrarca1、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1INFN-Roma1 and Physics Department, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
  • 2Physics Department, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
  • 3SBAI, Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00161 Rome, Italy
  • 4Centro de Laseres Pulsados (CLPU), 37185 Villamayor, Salamanca, Spain
  • 5INFN-LNF, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.468899 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Sen Mou, Luca Tomarchio, Annalisa D’Arco, Marta Di Fabrizio, Salvatore Macis, Alessandro Curcio, Luigi Palumbo, Stefano Lupi, Massimo Petrarca. Impact of laser chirp on the polarization of terahertz from two-color plasma[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(6): 978 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Two-color plasma, induced by two lasers of different colors, can radiate ultra-broadband and intense terahertz (THz) pulses, which is desirable in many technological and scientific applications. It was found that the polarization of the emitted THz depends on the phase difference between the fundamental laser wave and its second harmonic. Recent investigation suggests that chirp-induced change of pulse overlap plays an important role in the THz yield from two-color plasma. However, the effect of laser chirp on THz polarization remains unexplored. Hereby, we investigate the impact of laser chirp on THz polarization. It is unveiled that the chirp-induced phase difference affects THz polarization. Besides, positive and negative chirps have opposite effects on the variation of the THz polarization versus the phase difference. The polarization of THz generated by a positively chirped pump laser rotates clockwise with an increasing phase difference, while it rotates anticlockwise when generated by a negatively chirped pump laser.
    I(β)(E0xcosβ+E0ycosαsinβ)2+(E0ysinαsinβ)2.

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    Δφ=(ωSHnSH2ωFWnFW)z/c+φ0,

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    I(z)=Asin2(az+φ0)+Bz+C,

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    Sen Mou, Luca Tomarchio, Annalisa D’Arco, Marta Di Fabrizio, Salvatore Macis, Alessandro Curcio, Luigi Palumbo, Stefano Lupi, Massimo Petrarca. Impact of laser chirp on the polarization of terahertz from two-color plasma[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(6): 978
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