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Spatio-temporal Characteristics of THz Emission at the Subwavelength Scale via Optical Rectification

Jalil AliAlessandro BusaccaMatteo ClericiRoberto MorandottiSze Phing HoFabrizio BuccheriTsuneyuki OzakiMarco Peccianti

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WavefrontMaterials scienceScale (ratio)Terahertz radiationbusiness.industryNear-field opticsPhysics::OpticsPhysics::Classical PhysicsSettore ING-INF/01 - Elettronicaterahertz nonlinear opticsOptical rectificationOpticsMicroscopyOptoelectronicsNear-field scanning optical microscopebusinessImage resolution

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Highly localized THz emission via optical rectification in thin nonlinear crystals is a promising method for subwavelength microscopy. We present here the peculiar THz spatio-temporal characteristics induced by the non-paraxial generation regime.

https://doi.org/10.1364/sensors.2011.stub3