• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 46, Issue 6, 0614028 (2019)
Lei Yang, Lei Hou*, Lihao Zhang, and Wei Shi**
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi,Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710048, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL201946.0614028 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Lei Yang, Lei Hou, Lihao Zhang, Wei Shi. Single-Shot Measurement of Terahertz Pulses Based on Tilted Wavefront[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(6): 0614028 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Single-shot measurement of terahertz pulses is mainly used to rapidly measure the terahertz spectra during ultrafast irreversible processes. It has broad prospects for applications in protein denaturation, nuclear-explosion-simulation analysis, and other fields. The optical pulse from a femtosecond laser amplifier is divided into two beams and passes through two gratings to generate a tilted wavefront. One beam is used as the pump light to excite a lithium niobate crystal and generate a high-power terahertz wave based on the optical-rectification effect. The other beam is used as the probe light. We use the crossed and balanced detection method. After the terahertz pulses are generated, we implement a single-shot measurement of terahertz pulses using the proposed light paths. The time window of the system ranges up to 16.8 ps, and the spectral range is 0.1-1.6 THz.
    Lei Yang, Lei Hou, Lihao Zhang, Wei Shi. Single-Shot Measurement of Terahertz Pulses Based on Tilted Wavefront[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(6): 0614028
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