• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 23, Issue 2, 021902 (2025)
Zeliang Zhang1, Qiang Su2, Lu Sun1,*, Pengfei Qi1..., Zhiqiang Yu1, Olga Kosareva3 and Weiwei Liu1,**|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
  • 2Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300070, China
  • 3Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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    Zeliang Zhang, Qiang Su, Lu Sun, Pengfei Qi, Zhiqiang Yu, Olga Kosareva, Weiwei Liu, "THz radiation coherent accumulation along a two-color laser filament in air," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 021902 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Terahertz (THz) radiation generation by two-color femtosecond laser filamentation is a promising path for high-intensity THz source development. The intrinsic characteristics of the filament, especially its length, play a crucial role in determining the THz radiation strength. However, a detailed analysis of the underlying physical mechanism and the quantitative correlation between the laser filament length and the THz radiation intensity under a high-peak-power driving laser is still lacking. In this paper, the effect of filament length on the THz radiation is investigated by modulating the basic characteristics of the two-color laser field and changing the focal length. Experimental results show that the long filament length is advantageous for improving THz radiation intensity. The theoretical simulation indicates that enhancement of THz radiation arises from coherent accumulation of THz wave produced at each cross-section along the filament. These insights suggest that extending the filament length is an effective scheme to enhance the intensity of THz radiation generated by the two-color femtosecond laser filament.
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    Zeliang Zhang, Qiang Su, Lu Sun, Pengfei Qi, Zhiqiang Yu, Olga Kosareva, Weiwei Liu, "THz radiation coherent accumulation along a two-color laser filament in air," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 021902 (2025)
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