Generation of high power single-cycle and multiple-cycle terahertz pulses
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2013.
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| author | Chen, Zhao, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry |
| author2 | Keith A. Nelson. |
| author_facet | Keith A. Nelson. Chen, Zhao, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry |
| author_sort | Chen, Zhao, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2013. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/792692019-04-10T18:47:02Z Generation of high power single-cycle and multiple-cycle terahertz pulses Chen, Zhao, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry Keith A. Nelson. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry. Chemistry. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2013. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-141). In this thesis, we present experimental methods and results of tabletop generation of high power single-cycle and frequency-tunable multiple-cycle terahertz (THz) pulses pumped with near-infrared ultrashort optical pulses at 1 kHz and 10 Hz repetition rates. Single-cycle THz pulses with sub-picosecond duration and more than 50 pJ pulse energy, and multiple-cycle THz pulses with picosecond duration and more than 10 pJ pulse energy, are achieved respectively. These THz outputs are very close approximations to Gaussian beams, and can be well collimated and focused into samples for time-resolved spectroscopic experiments. This may allow for explorations in coherent nonlinear spectroscopy in the THz region such as the photon echo and multidimensional spectroscopy, revealing novel phenomena in solids, liquids, gases, and complex materials. by Zhao Chen. S.M. 2013-06-17T19:52:02Z 2013-06-17T19:52:02Z 2013 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79269 846644930 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 141 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Chemistry. Chen, Zhao, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry Generation of high power single-cycle and multiple-cycle terahertz pulses |
| title | Generation of high power single-cycle and multiple-cycle terahertz pulses |
| title_full | Generation of high power single-cycle and multiple-cycle terahertz pulses |
| title_fullStr | Generation of high power single-cycle and multiple-cycle terahertz pulses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generation of high power single-cycle and multiple-cycle terahertz pulses |
| title_short | Generation of high power single-cycle and multiple-cycle terahertz pulses |
| title_sort | generation of high power single cycle and multiple cycle terahertz pulses |
| topic | Chemistry. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79269 |
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