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Temperature Dependence of Terahertz Properties of Stoichiometric Lithium Tantalate

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We studied terahertz (THz) optical and dielectric properties of stoichiometric lithium tantalate (sLT) from room down to liquid nitrogen temperature in the range of 0.15–1.8 THz using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Two-oscillator Lorentz models were fitted well to the crystal properties for both ordinary and extraordinary waves. We also studied changes in sLT ultraviolet (UV) absorption from room to liquid nitrogen temperature. The measurements showed a significant drop in absorption in both the THz and UV ranges with cooling. According to these results cooling should increase lithium tantalate potential in optical-to-terahertz conversion of high-power 800-nm radiation. The measured properties can be used in designing nonlinear optical conversion schemes and devices based on sLT.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are thankful to A. V. Gorchakov and V. N. Shlegel for providing the sample of stoichiometric lithium tantalate. Spectroscopic measurements were carried out using equipment of the Shared Equipment Center “Spectroscopy and Optics” of the Institute of Automation and Electrometry SB RAS. The authors acknowledge core facilities “VTAN” (Novosibirsk State University) for providing terahertz quasi-optical devices.

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The work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the state assignment of the Institute of Automation and Electrometry SB RAS (study of the optical properties of lithium tantalate) and Novosibirsk State University project No. FSUS-2020–0029 (design and testing of thin-film terahertz polarizers).

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    V. D. Antsygin, A. A. Mamrashev, L. V. Maximov, S. L. Mikerin, F. A. Minakov & N. A. Nikolaev

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    N. A. Nikolaev

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V. Antsygin, A. Mamrashev, N. Nikolaev, and F. Minakov performed terahertz time-domain spectroscopy measurements; S. Mikerin, V. Antsygin, L. Maximov, and A. Mamrashev performed UV–visible spectroscopy measurements; and A. Mamrashev processed and fitted the data, prepared the figures, and wrote the original draft of the manuscript. All authors contributed to editing of the manuscript.

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Antsygin, V.D., Mamrashev, A.A., Maximov, L.V. et al. Temperature Dependence of Terahertz Properties of Stoichiometric Lithium Tantalate. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 43, 895–904 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-022-00896-w

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