THz radiation from an ultrashort-laser-induced fast spark dense plasma

oleh: Yugami N., Suzuki F., Kashiwazaki H., Higashiguchi T., Sentoku Y., Nishida A., Kodama R.

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: EDP Sciences 2013-11-01

Deskripsi

We demonstrate a frequency-tuning scheme that uses laser pulse duration to control the ultrafast-discharge current timescale. We also propose a simple physical model to explain the generation of terahertz radiation by laser propagation in an ultrafast-discharge.