Open AccessDistortion and uncertainty in chirped pulse THz
Author(s) -
J. R. Fletcher
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.10.001425
Subject(s) - optics , terahertz radiation , pulse shaping , distortion (music) , pulse (music) , ultrashort pulse , chirp , spectrometer , physics , chirped pulse amplification , ptychography , femtosecond pulse shaping , diffraction , optoelectronics , laser , amplifier , cmos , detector
A mathematical model of the behaviour of chirped pulse THz spectrometers is used to describe the response of the instrument to long and short pulses of high or low intensity. It is found that the output can be ambiguous because similar outputs can arise from dissimilar inputs.