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Highly efficient terahertz generation from periodically-poled RbTiOPO4

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Terahertz (THz) generation by periodically-poled RbTiOPO4 (PPRTP) with a quasi-phase-matching scheme based on cascaded difference frequency generation (DFG) processes is theoretically analyzed. The cascaded Stokes and anti-Stokes interaction processes are investigated from coupled wave equations. The THz intensities and quantum conversion efficiency are calculated. Compared with that of non-cascaded DFG processes, the THz intensity in 7-order cascaded DFG processes is increased to 2.95 times. The quantum conversion efficiency of 149.9% in cascaded processes can be realized, which exceeds the Manley-Rowe limit.

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  1. College of Electric Power, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450045, China

    Zhong-yang Li  (李忠洋), Meng-tao Wang  (王孟涛) & Si-lei Wang  (王思磊)

  2. Institute of Laser and Opto-electronics, College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    De-gang Xu  (徐德刚) & Jian-quan Yao  (姚建铨)

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This work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.61201101, 61601183 and 61205003), the Young Backbone Teachers in University of Henan Province (No.2014GGJS-065), the Foundation and Advanced Technology Research Program of Henan Province (No.162300410269), and the Program for Innovative Research Team (in Science and Technology) in University of Henan Province (No.16IRTSTHN017).

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Li, Zy., Wang, Mt., Wang, Sl. et al. Highly efficient terahertz generation from periodically-poled RbTiOPO4 . Optoelectron. Lett. 13, 127–130 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11801-017-6253-0

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