Title

Tunable Narrow Band Difference Frequency THz Wave Generation in DAST via Dual Seed PPLN OPG

Author(s)

Brian Dolasinski, University of DaytonFollow
Peter E. Powers, University of Dayton
Joseph W. Haus, University of DaytonFollow
Adam Cooney, Air Force Research Laboratory

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2015

Publication Source

Optics Express

Abstract

We report a widely tunable narrowband terahertz (THz) source via difference frequency generation (DFG). A narrowband THz source uses the output of dual seeded periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) optical parametric generators (OPG) combined in the nonlinear crystal 4-dimthylamino-N-methyl-4-stilbazolium-tosylate (DAST). We demonstrate a seamlessly tunable THZ output that tunes from 1.5 THz to 27 THz with a minimum bandwidth of 3.1 GHz. The effects of dispersive phase matching, two-photon absorption, and polarization were examined and compared to a power emission model that consisted of the current accepted parameters of DAST.

Inclusive pages

3669-3680

ISBN/ISSN

1094-4087

Document Version

Published Version

Comments

The document available for download is an open-access article, provided in compliance with the publisher's paid open-access policy.

Permission documentation is on file.

Copyright

Copyright © 2015, Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper is prohibited.

Publisher

Optical Society of America

Volume

23

Issue

3

Peer Reviewed

yes

eCommons Citation

Dolasinski, Brian; Powers, Peter E.; Haus, Joseph W.; and Cooney, Adam, "Tunable Narrow Band Difference Frequency THz Wave Generation in DAST via Dual Seed PPLN OPG" (2015). Electro-Optics and Photonics Faculty Publications. 43.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eop_fac_pub/43