Analysis of terahertz generation using tilted-pulse-fronts
arXiv:1809.10928 · doi:10.1364/OE.27.003496
Abstract
A 2-D spatio-temporal analysis of terahertz generation by optical rectification of tilted-pulse-fronts is presented. Closed form expressions of terahertz transients and spectra in two spatial dimensions are furnished in the undepleted limit. Importantly, the analysis incorporates spatio-temporal distortions of the optical pump pulse such as angular dispersion, group-velocity dispersion due to angular dispersion, spatial and temporal chirp as well as beam curvature. The importance of the radius of curvature to the tilt-angle and group-velocity dispersion due to angular dispersion to terahertz frequency, conversion efficiency and peak field is revealed.In particular, the deterioration of terahertz frequency, efficiency and field at large pump bandwidths and beam sizes is analytically shown.
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