Broadband terahertz heterodyne spectrometer exploiting synchrotron radiation at megahertz resolution.

Autor: Lampin JF, Pirali O, Buchanan ZS, Eliet S, Martin-Drumel MA, Turut J, Roy P, Hindle F, Mouret G
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Optics letters [Opt Lett] 2019 Oct 15; Vol. 44 (20), pp. 4985-4988.
DOI: 10.1364/OL.44.004985
Abstrakt: A new spectrometer allowing both high resolution and broadband coverage in the terahertz (THz) domain is proposed. This instrument exploits the heterodyne technique between broadband synchrotron radiation and a quantum-cascade-laser-based molecular THz laser that acts as the local oscillator. Proof of principle for exploitation for spectroscopy is provided by the recording of molecular absorptions of hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) and methanol (CH 3 OH) around 1.073 THz. Ultimately, the spectrometer will enable to cover the 1-4 THz region in 5 GHz windows at Doppler resolution.
Databáze: MEDLINE