Typesetting of terahertz waveforms

Opt Lett. 2004 Aug 1;29(15):1802-4. doi: 10.1364/ol.29.001802.

Abstract

We demonstrate programmable generation of temporally shaped terahertz waveforms in LiNbO3 by spatially shaping the beam profile of femtosecond excitation laser pulses with a spatial light modulator. The generated terahertz waveforms have amplitudes that are approximately proportional to the first spatial derivative of the excitation beam profile.