A compact source of extremely strong terahertz fields
A publication by the members of the MTA-PTE High-Field Terahertz Research Group and the Institute of Physics in Optica journal.
26th October, 2016
Researchers of the MTA-PTE High-Field Terahertz Research Group developed a compact, semiconductor terahertz radiation source, which enabled to increase the efficiency by more than hundred times. The source is pumped at an infrared wavelength and utilizes a unique optical grating for the generation of terahertz pulses with extremely high electric field.
The work opens up new perspectives for strong-field control of matter and for constructing compact particle accelerators for materials science and medicine.
The publication has also been highlighted on the cover of the Optica journal.
Original publication: J. A. Fülöp et al., Optica 3, 1075 (2016)