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Efficient generation and frequency modulation of quasi-monochromatic terahertz wave in Lithium Niobate subwavelength waveguide.

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A kind of lateral excitation (LE) configuration is proposed for quasi-monochromatic terahertz generation via impulsive stimulated Raman scattering in a LiNbO3 (LN) slab waveguide by numerical simulation. In an individual… Click to show full abstract

A kind of lateral excitation (LE) configuration is proposed for quasi-monochromatic terahertz generation via impulsive stimulated Raman scattering in a LiNbO3 (LN) slab waveguide by numerical simulation. In an individual waveguide, maximum efficiency frequency-selective excitation is achieved with linewidth narrower than 38 GHz when phase matching is fulfilled between the pump laser and the generated terahertz (THz) waves. As a result, the frequency and linewidth of narrowband THz waves can be tuned through changing the dispersion of THz waves, which is implemented by adjusting the thickness of host LN slab. Furthermore, Au-Air-LN-Air-Au multilayer LE structure is developed to realize a dramatic change of the dispersion to obtain quasi-monochromatic THz waves, of which the linewidth is achieved as narrow as 10 GHz. In addition, the frequency and linewidth of quasi-monochromatic THz waves are modulated dynamically by varying the distance between LN slab and Au mirrors flexibly. Consequently, the optimized LE structure is expected to boost the development of high-precision and real-time inspection and sensing.

Keywords: frequency; thz waves; generation; quasi monochromatic; monochromatic terahertz

Journal Title: Optics express
Year Published: 2017

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