Solid-state light source apparatus
First Claim
1. A solid-state light source apparatus, comprising:
- a first excitation laser light source for outputting a laser beam of a first wavelength;
a second excitation laser light source for outputting a laser beam of a second wavelength, a difference frequency between the laser beam of the first wavelength and the laser beam of the second wavelength being in a terahertz band; and
a nonlinear wavelength conversion device which is disposed at a place where a first optical axis of the laser beam of the first wavelength overlaps with a second optical axis of the laser beam of the second wavelength, and generates a terahertz beam in a direction coaxial with the first and second optical axes on the basis of irradiation of the laser beams of the first and second wavelengths.
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Abstract
A solid-state light source apparatus includes a first excitation laser light source for outputting a laser beam of a first wavelength, a second excitation laser light source for outputting a laser beam of a second wavelength, a difference frequency between the laser beam of the first wavelength and the laser beam of the second wavelength being in a terahertz band, and a semiconductor pseudo phase matching device which is disposed at a place where a first optical axis of the laser beam of the first wavelength overlaps with a second optical axis of the laser beam of the second wavelength, and generates a terahertz beam in a direction coaxial with the first and second optical axes on the basis of irradiation of the laser beams of the first and second wavelengths. Thus, high output and high efficiency terahertz wave generation can be easily and certainly realized while a narrow line width characteristic is maintained.
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1. A solid-state light source apparatus, comprising:
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a first excitation laser light source for outputting a laser beam of a first wavelength;
a second excitation laser light source for outputting a laser beam of a second wavelength, a difference frequency between the laser beam of the first wavelength and the laser beam of the second wavelength being in a terahertz band; and
a nonlinear wavelength conversion device which is disposed at a place where a first optical axis of the laser beam of the first wavelength overlaps with a second optical axis of the laser beam of the second wavelength, and generates a terahertz beam in a direction coaxial with the first and second optical axes on the basis of irradiation of the laser beams of the first and second wavelengths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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