A wideband coherent terahertz spectroscopy system using optical rectification and electro-optic sampling
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We present a scheme for exploiting the nonresonant second-order nonlinearities in electro-optic media to extend the bandwidth of coherent spectroscopy in the far-infrared using ultrafast laser pulses. Using optical rectification and electro-optic sampling in ^110& ZnTe for the generation and coherent detection of freely propagating THz radiation, respectively, we have demonstrated spectral sensitivity beyond 3 THz. This was accomplished by achieving phase matching for both optical rectification and electro-optic sampling over a broad range of THz frequencies. © 1996 American Institute of Physics. @S0003-6951~96!03542-5#
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