High power terahertz pulses generated in intense laser-plasma interactions

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/21/9/095203

Abstract Terahertz (THz) radiation has attracted much attention due to its wide potential applications. Though radiation can be generated with various ways, it is still a big challenge to obtain strong tabletop sources. Plasma, with the advantage of no damage limit, is a promising medium to generate strong THz radiation. This review reports recent advances on strong THz radiation generation from low-density gases and high-density solid targets at different laser intensities.

Keywords: strong terahertz pulses intense laser-plasma interactions relativistic laser pulses

Received: 12 June 2012
Revised: 20 June 2012
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PACS:	52.59.Ye	(Plasma devices for generation of coherent radiation ?)
	52.38.Kd	(Laser-plasma acceleration of electrons and ions)
	52.25.Os	(Emission, absorption, and scattering of electromagnetic radiation ?)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10925421, 11135012, 11105217, and 11121504).

Corresponding Authors: Li Yu-Tong
E-mail: ytli@aphy.iphy.ac.cn

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Li Yu-Tong (李玉同), Wang Wei-Min (王伟民), Li Chun (李春), Sheng Zheng-Ming (盛政明) High power terahertz pulses generated in intense laser-plasma interactions 2012 Chin. Phys. B 21 095203

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