Photonics Research, 2023, 11 (9): 1562, Published Online: Aug. 28, 2023
Interaction of colliding laser pulses with gas plasma for broadband coherent terahertz wave generation
Abstract
Colliding of two counter-propagating laser pulses is a widely used approach to create a laser field or intensity surge. We experimentally demonstrate broadband coherent terahertz (THz) radiation generation through the interaction of colliding laser pulses with gas plasma. The THz radiation has a dipole-like emission pattern perpendicular to the laser propagation direction with a detected peak electric field 1 order of magnitude higher than that by single pulse excitation. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, it provides a deep insight into the physical picture of laser–plasma interaction, exploits an important option to the promising plasma-based THz source, and may find more applications in THz nonlinear near-field imaging and spectroscopy.
Yuxuan Chen, Yuhang He, Liyuan Liu, Zhen Tian, Jianming Dai. Interaction of colliding laser pulses with gas plasma for broadband coherent terahertz wave generation[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(9): 1562.