Terahertz continuous wave nonlinear-optical detection without phase-locking between a source and the detector

Vladimir V Kornienko; Sergey A Savinov; Yury A Mityagin; Galiya Kh Kitaeva

doi:10.1364/OL.41.004075

Terahertz continuous wave nonlinear-optical detection without phase-locking between a source and the detector

Opt Lett. 2016 Sep 1;41(17):4075-8. doi: 10.1364/OL.41.004075.

Authors

Vladimir V Kornienko, Sergey A Savinov, Yury A Mityagin, Galiya Kh Kitaeva

PMID: 27607976
DOI: 10.1364/OL.41.004075

Abstract

We demonstrate the possibility of nonlinear-optical detection of terahertz (THz) wave radiation without phase-locking between a source and a detector. Spectrally resolved room-temperature incoherent nonlinear-optical detection is demonstrated for 0.22-THz continuous wave (CW) radiation by upconversion using a 100-mW CW laser in a 15-mm-long Mg:LiNbO₃ crystal.