Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Possibility of high-energy THz generation in LiTaO3

  • Published:
Applied Physics B Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Due to the absence of the detrimental three-photon absorption, LiTaO3 is a promising crystal for terahertz generation when pumping with an 800-nm pump wavelength. The nonlinear optical, photorefractive and dielectric (except the bandwidth) properties at the optical and the terahertz wavelength are very similar to those of LiNbO3. The absorption coefficient and refractive index spectra of 1 mol% Mg-doped stoichiometric LiTaO3 measured by terahertz time domain spectroscopy are presented. Optimization calculations have been performed, and results for a hybrid-type high-energy terahertz source using LiTaO3 are presented. About 90 % diffraction efficiency is predicted with a practically feasible contact grating.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. J. Hebling, G. Almási, I.Z. Kozma, J. Kuhl, Opt. Express 10(21), 1161–1166 (2002)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. J.A. Fülöp, Z. Ollmann, C. Lombosi, C. Skrobol, S. Klingebiel, L. Pálfalvi, F. Krausz, S. Karsch, J. Hebling, Opt. Express 22(17), 20155–20163 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. J.A. Fülöp, L. Pálfalvi, G. Almási, J. Hebling, Opt. Express 18(12), 12311–12327 (2010)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. L. Pálfalvi, J.A. Fülöp, G. Almási, J. Hebling, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92(17), 171107 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. L. Pálfalvi, Z. Ollmann, L. Tokodi, J. Hebling, Opt. Express 24(8), 8156–8169 (2016)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. I. Dolev, A. Ganany-Padowicz, O. Gayer, A. Arie, J. Mangin, G. Gadret, Appl. Phys. B 96(2), 423–432 (2009)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. W. Martienssen, H. Warlimont, Springer Handbook of Condensed Matter and Materials Data (Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2005)

    Book  Google Scholar 

  8. T. Suhara, M. Fujimura, Waveguide Nonlinear-Optic Devices (Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2013)

    Google Scholar 

  9. H. Ishizuki, T. Taira, Opt. Express 16(21), 16963–16970 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  10. K. Kitamura, Y. Furukawa, K. Niwa, V. Gopalan, T.E. Mitchell, Appl. Phys. Lett. 73(21), 3073–3075 (1998)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. S. Kumaragurubaran, S. Takekawa, M. Nakamura, K. Kitamura, J. Cryst. Growth 292(2), 332–336 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  12. J. Hebling, A.G. Stepanov, G. Almási, B. Bartal, J. Kuhl, Appl. Phys. B 78(5), 593–599 (2004)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  13. Y.-S. Lee, T. Meade, V. Perlin, H. Winful, T. Norris, A. Galvanauskas, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76(18), 2505–2507 (2000)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  14. Y.-S. Lee, T. Meade, M. DeCamp, T. Norris, A. Galvanauskas, Appl. Phys. Lett. 77(9), 1244–1246 (2000)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  15. N.E. Yu, C. Kang, H.K. Yoo, C. Jung, Y.L. Lee, C.-S. Kee, D.-K. Ko, J. Lee, K. Kitamura, S. Takekawa, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(4), 041104 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  16. F. Holtmann, J. Imbrock, C. Baumer, H. Hesse, E. Kratzig, D. Kip, J. Appl. Phys. 96(12), 7455–7459 (2004)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  17. K. Kitamura, Y. Furukawa, S. Takekawa, T. Hatanaka, H. Ito, V. Gopalan, Ferroelectrics 257(1), 235–243 (2001)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. K. Polgár, L. Kovács, I. Földvári, I. Cravero, Solid State Commun. 59(6), 375–379 (1986)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  19. L. Kovács, G. Ruschhaupt, K. Polgár, G. Corradi, M. Wöhlecke, Appl. Phys. Lett. 70(21), 2801–2803 (1997)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  20. X. Wu, S. Carbajo, K. Ravi, F. Ahr, G. Cirmi, Y. Zhou, O.D. Mücke, F.X. Kärtner, Opt. Lett. 39(18), 5403–5406 (2014)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  21. S.-C. Zhong, Z.-H. Zhai, J. Li, L.-G. Zhu, J. Li, K. Meng, Q. Liu, L.-H. Du, J.-H. Zhao, Z.-R. Li, Opt. Express 23(24), 31313–31323 (2015)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  22. C. Bäumer, C. David, A. Tunyagi, K. Betzler, H. Hesse, E. Krätzig, M. Wöhlecke, J. Appl. Phys. 93(5), 3102–3104 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  23. W.T. Hsu, Z.B. Chen, C.C. Wu, R.K. Choubey, C.W. Lan, Materials 5(2), 227 (2012)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  24. A.L. Alexandrovski, G. Foulon, L.E. Myers, R.K. Route, M.M. Fejer, UV and Visible Absorption in LiTaO3. In Proceedings of the SPIE 3610, Laser Material Crystal Growth and Nonlinear Materials and Devices, vol 44 (1999)

  25. L. Pálfalvi, J. Hebling, G. Almási, Á. Péter, K. Polgár, K. Lengyel, R. Szipöcs, J. Appl. Phys. 95(3), 902–908 (2004)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  26. M. Unferdorben, Z. Szaller, I. Hajdara, J. Hebling, L. Pálfalvi, J. Infrared Millim. Terahertz Waves 36(12), 1203–1209 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. K. Seiji, K. Hideaki, N. Seizi, T. MitsuoWada, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 42(9B), 6238 (2003)

    Google Scholar 

  28. S. Kojima, T. Mori, AIP Conf. Proc. 1627(1), 52–57 (2014)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  29. L. Wu, L. Jiang, C. Ding, Q. Sheng, X. Ding, J. Yao, J. Infrared Millim. Terahertz Waves 36(1), 1–6 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. M. Schall, H. Helm, S.R. Keiding, Int. J. Infrared Millim. Waves 20(4), 595–604 (1999)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. O. Gayer, Z. Sacks, E. Galun, A. Arie, Appl. Phys. B 91(2), 343–348 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  32. W.-L. Weng, Y.-W. Liu, X.-Q. Zhang, Chin. Phys. Lett. 25(12), 4303 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  33. J. Hebling, Opt. Quantum Electron. 28(12), 1759–1763 (1996)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  34. J.C. Diels, W. Rudolph, P.F. Liao, P. Kelley, Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2006)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

Financial support from Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) grant number 113083 is acknowledged. The present scientific contribution is dedicated to the 650th anniversary of the foundation of the University of Pécs, Hungary. The authors thank Matthew Cliffe for his help in improving the presentation of the manuscript.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Physics, University of Pécs, Ifjúság ú. 6, Pecs, 7624, Hungary

    L. Tokodi, A. Buzády, J. Hebling & L. Pálfalvi

  2. High-Field Terahertz Research Group, MTA-PTE, Ifjúság ú. 6, Pecs, 7624, Hungary

    J. Hebling

  3. Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Ifjúság ú. 20, Pecs, 7624, Hungary

    J. Hebling

Authors
  1. L. Tokodi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. A. Buzády
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. J. Hebling
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. L. Pálfalvi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to L. Tokodi.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Tokodi, L., Buzády, A., Hebling, J. et al. Possibility of high-energy THz generation in LiTaO3 . Appl. Phys. B 122, 235 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-016-6513-x

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-016-6513-x

Keywords

Search

Navigation