Terahertz optical properties of LBO crystal upon cooling to liquid nitrogen temperature. / Nikolaev, N. A.; Andreev, Yu M.; Kononova, N. G. et al.
In: Quantum Electronics, Vol. 48, No. 1, 2018, p. 19-21.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Terahertz optical properties of LBO crystal upon cooling to liquid nitrogen temperature
AU - Nikolaev, N. A.
AU - Andreev, Yu M.
AU - Kononova, N. G.
AU - Mamrashev, A. A.
AU - Antsygin, V. D.
AU - Kokh, K. A.
AU - Kokh, A. E.
AU - Losev, V. F.
AU - Potaturkin, O. I.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The anisotropy of optical properties of nonlinear lithium borate (LBO) crystals in the range of 0.2 - 2 THz is investigated by time-domain THz spectroscopy at room temperature and at T = 81 K. It is shown that the birefringence dramatically decreases upon cooling, as a result of which phase-matching conditions cannot be implemented. At the same time, the absorption coefficients ax and ay are found to decrease significantly with decreasing temperature, due to which the LBO crystal becomes a promising material for generating THz radiation via optical rectification and fabricating periodic structures and optical elements.
AB - The anisotropy of optical properties of nonlinear lithium borate (LBO) crystals in the range of 0.2 - 2 THz is investigated by time-domain THz spectroscopy at room temperature and at T = 81 K. It is shown that the birefringence dramatically decreases upon cooling, as a result of which phase-matching conditions cannot be implemented. At the same time, the absorption coefficients ax and ay are found to decrease significantly with decreasing temperature, due to which the LBO crystal becomes a promising material for generating THz radiation via optical rectification and fabricating periodic structures and optical elements.
KW - Absorption coefficient
KW - LBO
KW - Lithium borate crystal
KW - Refractive index
KW - THz radiation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85041443618&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1070/QEL16515
DO - 10.1070/QEL16515
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041443618
VL - 48
SP - 19
EP - 21
JO - Quantum Electronics
JF - Quantum Electronics
SN - 1063-7818
IS - 1
ER -
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