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Monday, September 11, 2017
Abstract-CBRN Defense Using THz Pulse Trains from Semiconductor Disk Lasers
Esa J. Saarinen, Jari Lyytikäinen, Sanna Ranta
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-024-1093-8_19
We propose THz generation from a photoconductive antenna illuminated by a train of optical pulses with a pulse repetition rate that corresponds to the desired THz frequency. This new method of THz generation can be seen as a hybrid between the conventional optical THz generation methods, where the optical source is either a heterodyne signal from two continuous wave lasers or a single short pulse. Therefore, the method holds promise for generating both coherent broadband and narrow-linewidth continuous wave THz radiation. The high-repetition rate optical pulse train is obtained from a semiconductor disk laser harmonically mode-locked by a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror and an intracavity etalon. Optical pulse trains with pulse repetition rates from 190 GHz to 580 GHz are demonstrated at an average optical output power of 1 W. This power level is enough for driving full arrays of photoconductive antennas. The approach may provide a compact and powerful THz source for CBRN defense.
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