Laser‐driven strong‐field terahertz sources

JA Fülöp, S Tzortzakis… - Advanced Optical Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A review on the recent development of intense laser‐driven terahertz (THz) sources is
provided here. The technologies discussed include various types of sources based on …

Generation of 13.9‐mJ terahertz radiation from lithium niobate materials

X Wu, D Kong, S Hao, Y Zeng, X Yu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Extremely strong‐field terahertz (THz) radiation in free space has compelling applications in
nonequilibrium condensed matter state regulation, all‐optical THz electron acceleration and …

1.4‐mJ high energy terahertz radiation from lithium niobates

B Zhang, Z Ma, J Ma, X Wu, C Ouyang… - Laser & Photonics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Free‐space super‐strong terahertz (THz) electromagnetic fields offer multifaceted
capabilities for reaching extreme nonlinear THz optics. However, the lack of powerful solid …

Optical generation of strong-field terahertz radiation and its application in nonlinear terahertz metasurfaces

Z Ma, P Li, S Chen, X Wu - Nanophotonics, 2022 - degruyter.com
Extremely nonlinear terahertz (THz)-matter interactions and applications have positioned
themselves as the next frontier in quantum information, nonlinear optics, and particle …

Terahertz waveform synthesis in integrated thin-film lithium niobate platform

A Herter, A Shams-Ansari, FF Settembrini… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Bridging the “terahertz gap “relies upon synthesizing arbitrary waveforms in the terahertz
domain enabling applications that require both narrow band sources for sensing and few …

Stable and scalable multistage terahertz-driven particle accelerator

H Tang, L Zhao, P Zhu, X Zou, J Qi, Y Cheng, J Qiu… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
Particle accelerators that use electromagnetic fields to increase a charged particle's energy
have greatly advanced the development of science and industry since invention. However …

Megaelectronvolt electron acceleration driven by terahertz surface waves

XQ Yu, YS Zeng, LW Song, DY Kong, SB Hao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Particles at relativistic energies form the basis of acceleration science. The emergence of
terahertz-driven acceleration promises vastly smaller and cost-efficient accelerators; …

High gradient terahertz-driven ultrafast photogun

J Ying, X He, D Su, L Zheng, T Kroh, T Rohwer… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Terahertz (THz)-based electron acceleration has potential as a technology for next-
generation cost-efficient compact electron sources. Although proof-of-principle …

Cascaded high-gradient terahertz-driven acceleration of relativistic electron beams

H Xu, L Yan, Y Du, W Huang, Q Tian, R Li, Y Liang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Terahertz-driven acceleration has recently emerged as a route for delivering ultrashort bright
electron beams efficiently, reliably and in a compact set-up. Many working schemes and key …

Ionizing terahertz waves with 260 MV/cm from scalable optical rectification

H Kim, C Kang, D Jang, Y Roh, SH Lee… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Terahertz (THz) waves, known as non-ionizing radiation owing to their low photon energies,
can actually ionize atoms and molecules when a sufficiently large number of THz photons …