Coherent terahertz radiation from a nonlinear oscillator of viscous electrons

Coherent electro-optical detection of terahertz radiation from an optical parametric oscillator.

We report the realization of coherent electro-optical detection of nanosecond terahertz (THz) pulses from an optical parametric oscillator, which is pumped by a Q-switched nanosecond Nd:YVO4 laser at 1064 nm and emits at approximately 1.5 THz. The beam profile and wavefront of the THz beam at focus are electro-optically characterized toward the realization of a real-time THz camera. A peak dyna...

Relativistic Electrons and Coherent Radiation

Observation of coherent terahertz edge radiation from compressed electron beams

Coherent radiation emitted from a compressed electron bunch as it traverses the sharp edge regions of a magnetic chicane has been investigated at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Accelerator Test Facility. Electron beam measurements using coherent transition radiation interferometry indicate a 100 fs rms bunch accompanied by distinct distortions in energy spectrum due to strong self-fields. T...

Inversionless amplification of coherent terahertz radiation

We experimentally demonstrate inversionless amplification of the emission from electronic transitions in a solid state system inside a cavity. A semiconductor-based terahertz (THz) emitter is exposed to a coherent, phasematched THz background field during the emission process leading to an increase in the overall emitted THz power of more than one order of magnitude . The experimental concept a...

Terahertz Coherent Synchrotron Radiation at DAΦNE

We investigate the phenomena related to the emission of coherent synchrotron radiation (CSR) in the Terahertz frequency range at the DAΦNE collider. In particular, we calculate the threshold for the synchrotron radiation (SR) induced single bunch instability, usually referred as microbunching instability (MBI) [1-4]. The MBI can potentially have some effect at very high current in DAΦNE as well...