CCD-based imaging and 3D space-time mapping of terahertz fields via Kerr frequency conversion

Opt Lett. 2013 Jun 1;38(11):1899-901. doi: 10.1364/OL.38.001899.

Abstract

We investigate the spatially and temporally resolved four-wave mixing of terahertz (THz) fields and optical pulses in large-bandgap dielectrics, such as diamond. We show that it is possible to perform beam profiling and space-time resolved mapping of THz fields by encoding the spatial information into an optical signal, which can then be recorded by a standard CCD camera.