Single-shot measurement of a terahertz electric-field waveform using a reflective echelon mirror
Author(s) -
Yasuo Minami,
Yusuke Hayashi,
Jun Takeda,
Ikufumi Katayama
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
applied physics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 442
eISSN - 1077-3118
pISSN - 0003-6951
DOI - 10.1063/1.4817011
Subject(s) - terahertz radiation , waveform , electric field , optics , grating , polarization (electrochemistry) , physics , signal (programming language) , terahertz spectroscopy and technology , optoelectronics , materials science , voltage , computer science , chemistry , quantum mechanics , programming language
Single-shot measurements of terahertz (THz) electric-field waveforms are demonstrated using a reflective echelon mirror, which produces multiple probe pulses with different time-delays. The polarization rotation of the probe pulses, due to the electro-optic effect induced by the THz electric field generated from grating-coupled LiNbO3, was imaged onto a two-dimensional complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor camera. A waveform with a weak peak field strength of 0.6 kV/cm was obtained with a good signal-to-noise ratio, demonstrating precise single-shot detection of the THz electric field waveform.
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