Concentration dependence of terahertz generation in jets of water and ethanol mixtures

A. N. Tcypkin*, E. A. Ponomareva, S. E. Putilin, S. V. Smirnov, S. A. Shtumpf, M. V. Melnik, S. A. Kozlov, X. C. Zhang

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Abstract

In this work, we considered mixtures of ethanol and water in the form of jets as samples for THz generation based on laser-induced filamentation. The dependence of the output energy of terahertz radiation on the concentration of ethanol in water was experimentally studied. It is shown that the energy grows linearly, which can be explained by an increase in the ionization energy due to the linear replacement of low-efficient charge carriers (water) with highly-efficient (ethanol). The dependence of the THz generation on the optical angle of incidence on the mixture jets was also demonstrated. The results of this study can be further used to create universal source of terahertz radiation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInfrared, Millimeter-Wave, and Terahertz Technologies V
EditorsCunlin Zhang, Xi-Cheng Zhang, Masahiko Tani
PublisherSPIE
Volume10826
ISBN (Electronic)9781510622500
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Nov 2018
EventInfrared, Millimeter-Wave, and Terahertz Technologies V 2018 - Beijing, China
Duration: 12 Oct 201813 Oct 2018

Conference

ConferenceInfrared, Millimeter-Wave, and Terahertz Technologies V 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period12/10/1813/10/18

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Keywords

  • ethanol
  • plasma
  • terahertz generation
  • ultrashort pulses

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