• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 11, Issue 9, 1562 (2023)
Yuxuan Chen1, Yuhang He1, Liyuan Liu1、2, Zhen Tian1、3, and Jianming Dai1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Center for Terahertz Waves and School of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2e-mail: lyliuma@tju.edu.cn
  • 3e-mail: tianzhen@tju.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.487934 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yuxuan Chen, Yuhang He, Liyuan Liu, Zhen Tian, Jianming Dai. Interaction of colliding laser pulses with gas plasma for broadband coherent terahertz wave generation[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(9): 1562 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Colliding of two counter-propagating laser pulses is a widely used approach to create a laser field or intensity surge. We experimentally demonstrate broadband coherent terahertz (THz) radiation generation through the interaction of colliding laser pulses with gas plasma. The THz radiation has a dipole-like emission pattern perpendicular to the laser propagation direction with a detected peak electric field 1 order of magnitude higher than that by single pulse excitation. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, it provides a deep insight into the physical picture of laser–plasma interaction, exploits an important option to the promising plasma-based THz source, and may find more applications in THz nonlinear near-field imaging and spectroscopy.
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    Yuxuan Chen, Yuhang He, Liyuan Liu, Zhen Tian, Jianming Dai. Interaction of colliding laser pulses with gas plasma for broadband coherent terahertz wave generation[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(9): 1562
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