Terahertz radiation source in air based on bifilamentation of femtosecond laser pulses

Phys Rev Lett. 2007 Sep 28;99(13):135002. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.135002. Epub 2007 Sep 25.

Abstract

A new terahertz (THz) source in air based on the bifilamentation of femtosecond laser pulses is reported. This THz radiation is 1 order of magnitude more intense than the transition-Cherenkov THz emission from femtosecond laser filaments reported recently and shows different angular and polarization properties. We attribute it to the emission from a bimodal transmission line created by two plasma filaments.