Highly efficient generation of GV/m-level terahertz pulses from intense femtosecond laser-foil interactions

Autor: Hong-Yi Lei, Fang-Zheng Sun, Tian-Ze Wang, Hao Chen, Dan Wang, Yan-Yu Wei, Jing-Long Ma, Guo-Qian Liao, Yu-Tong Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 25, Iss 5, Pp 104336- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104336
Popis: Summary: The terahertz radiation from ultraintense laser-produced plasmas has aroused increasing attention recently as a promising approach toward strong terahertz sources. Here, we present the highly efficient production of millijoule-level terahertz pulses, from the rear side of a metal foil irradiated by a 10-TW femtosecond laser pulse. By characterizing the terahertz and electron emission in combination with particle-in-cell simulations, the physical reasons behind the efficient terahertz generation are discussed. The resulting focused terahertz electric field strength reaches over 2 GV/m, which is justified by experiments on terahertz strong-field-driven nonlinearity in semiconductors.
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