%0 Journal Article %1 Martens:09 %A Martens, Stephan %A Gompf, Bruno %A Dressel, Martin %D 2009 %I OSA %J Appl. Opt. %K continuous-wave laser terahertz %N 29 %P 5490-5496 %R 10.1364/AO.48.005490 %T Characterization of continuous-wave terahertz sources: laser mixing versus backward-wave oscillators %U http://ao.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-48-29-5490 %V 48 %X The tunable, continuous-wave terahertz (THz) radiation generated by mixing of two near-infrared laser lines in an antenna-coupled photomixer is compared with the monochromatic beam of backward-wave oscillators. The electromagnetic radiation of the different THz sources is characterized with respect to intensity, linewidth, degree of linear polarization, angular characteristic, beam quality, and M2 value. The results are discussed with respect to applications in THz spectroscopy and imaging.

@article{Martens:09, abstract = {The tunable, continuous-wave terahertz (THz) radiation generated by mixing of two near-infrared laser lines in an antenna-coupled photomixer is compared with the monochromatic beam of backward-wave oscillators. The electromagnetic radiation of the different THz sources is characterized with respect to intensity, linewidth, degree of linear polarization, angular characteristic, beam quality, and M2 value. The results are discussed with respect to applications in THz spectroscopy and imaging.}, added-at = {2018-03-27T13:54:37.000+0200}, author = {Martens, Stephan and Gompf, Bruno and Dressel, Martin}, biburl = {https://puma.ub.uni-stuttgart.de/bibtex/20ea12fd72cd85db4a3488c8df9d70261/ulrikeoffenbeck}, doi = {10.1364/AO.48.005490}, interhash = {739244f5487779b57ac88ccdeab57445}, intrahash = {0ea12fd72cd85db4a3488c8df9d70261}, journal = {Appl. Opt.}, keywords = {continuous-wave laser terahertz}, month = oct, number = 29, pages = {5490-5496}, publisher = {OSA}, timestamp = {2018-03-27T11:54:37.000+0200}, title = {Characterization of continuous-wave terahertz sources: laser mixing versus backward-wave oscillators}, url = {http://ao.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-48-29-5490}, volume = 48, year = 2009 }