• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 18, Issue 2, 023202 (2020)
Shijia Feng1, Liquan Dong1, Tong Wu1, Yong Tan1, Rui Zhang2、*, Liangliang Zhang3, Cunlin Zhang3, and Yuejin Zhao1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Optoelectronic Measurement Instrument and Technology, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoelectronics, Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory for Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging, and Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Technology, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202018.023202 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Shijia Feng, Liquan Dong, Tong Wu, Yong Tan, Rui Zhang, Liangliang Zhang, Cunlin Zhang, Yuejin Zhao. Terahertz wave emission from water lines[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2020, 18(2): 023202 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    To make further understanding of terahertz (THz) wave generation from liquid water, we study THz wave emission from water lines of different diameters. The water line with a smaller diameter generates a stronger THz electric field for the diameters from 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm. The THz electric field strength and polarity change with the relative position between the incident laser and water line. Moreover, the THz energy has an optimal radiation angle of about 60°. A two-dimensional dipole array model is introduced to illustrate the phenomenon. Our observations contribute to optimizing the scheme of the liquid THz source.
    E=jIΔlk24πωϵ0rsinθejkr,(1)

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    Earray=E(1+eikdsinθ+e2ikdsinθ+···+emikdsinθ),(2)

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    θ=arcsin{sin[arctan(Rx2/x)]/nw},(3)

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    A(x)=exp{a[Ox(x)x]2+Oy(x)+Rx2},(4)

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    ETHz=Earray·A,(5)

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    Shijia Feng, Liquan Dong, Tong Wu, Yong Tan, Rui Zhang, Liangliang Zhang, Cunlin Zhang, Yuejin Zhao. Terahertz wave emission from water lines[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2020, 18(2): 023202
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