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Near-field & far-field modelling of a sub-wavelength THz source

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  • Hungyen Lin
  • Christophe Fumeaux
  • Bernd M. Fischer
  • Derek Abbott
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Publication date2011
Host publicationInfrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages2
ISBN (electronic)9781457705083
ISBN (print)9781457705106
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The THz emission point on a nonlinear electro-optical crystal for generating broadband THz radiation is modeled as a radiating Gaussian aperture. With the wavelengths of the infrared pump beam being much smaller than the wavelength components of the generated THz pulse, a THz sub-wavelength radiating aperture with Gaussian profile is effectively created. This paper investigates this general modelling approach for focused THz radiation generation in electro-optical crystals. Different implementations are employed for the near- and far-field regime. While a numerical approach is required to characterize near-field intensity distributions, a semi-analytical model is sufficient for far-field considerations. The near-field study has ramifications in THz near-field focused beam techniques while far-field investigations elucidate the radiation pattern shape and hence the detectable SNR.