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Broadband terahertz wave generation from an epsilon-near-zero material.

ABSTRACT: Broadband light sources emitting in the terahertz spectral range are highly desired for applications such as noninvasive imaging and spectroscopy. Conventionally, THz pulses are generated by optical rectification in bulk nonlinear crystals with millimetre thickness, with the bandwidth limited by the phase-matching condition. Here we demonstrate broadband THz emission via surface optical rectification from a simple, commercially available 19?nm-thick indium tin oxide (ITO) thin film. We show an enhancement of the generated THz signal when the pump laser is tuned around the epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) region of ITO due to the pump laser field enhancement associated with the ENZ effect. The bandwidth of the THz signal generated from the ITO film can be over 3?THz, unrestricted by the phase-matching condition. This work offers a new possibility for broadband THz generation in a subwavelength thin film made of an ENZ material, with emerging physics not found in existing nonlinear crystals.

SUBMITTER: Jia W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7790823 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Broadband terahertz wave generation from an epsilon-near-zero material.

Jia Wenhe W   Liu Meng M   Lu Yongchang Y   Feng Xi X   Wang Qingwei Q   Zhang Xueqian X   Ni Yibo Y   Hu Futai F   Gong Mali M   Xu Xinlong X   Huang Yuanyuan Y   Zhang Weili W   Yang Yuanmu Y   Han Jiaguang J  

Light, science & applications 20210107 1

Broadband light sources emitting in the terahertz spectral range are highly desired for applications such as noninvasive imaging and spectroscopy. Conventionally, THz pulses are generated by optical rectification in bulk nonlinear crystals with millimetre thickness, with the bandwidth limited by the phase-matching condition. Here we demonstrate broadband THz emission via surface optical rectification from a simple, commercially available 19 nm-thick indium tin oxide (ITO) thin film. We show an e  ...[more]

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