Abstract
Frequency conversion by means of Kerr nonlinearity is one of the most common and exploited nonlinear optical processes in the UV, visible, IR, and mid-IR spectral regions. Here we show that wave mixing of an optical field and a terahertz wave can be achieved in diamond, resulting in the frequency conversion of the terahertz radiation either by sum-or difference-frequency generation. In the latter case, we show that this process is phase matched and most efficient in a counterpropagating geometry. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 178-180 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- NONLINEAR-OPTICAL SUSCEPTIBILITY
- 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION
- FIELD
- RADIATION
- GUIDES