Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 93, 10501 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2020200177

Regular Article

A compact platform for efficient generation and single-shot measurement of high-field terahertz wave with a broadband naturally synchronized mid-infrared source

¹ State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, P.R. China
² Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China

^* e-mail: slw@siom.ac.cn, tianye@siom.ac.cn

Received: 10 June 2020
Received in final form: 7 October 2020
Accepted: 8 December 2020
Published online: 6 January 2021

Abstract

High-field terahertz (THz) wave is a powerful tool for investigating ultrafast dynamics such as the motion of electrons, the vibration of crystal lattices, the precession of spin, etc. In this letter, we demonstrate the generation of intense single-cycle THz pulses from an organic crystal DSTMS (4-N, N-dimethylamino-4'-N'-methyl–stilbazolium 2,4,6–trimethylbenzenesulfonate) via optical rectification. The generated THz field is characterized by single-shot electro-optic sampling with a linearly chirped probe beam. Meanwhile, the spectrum of the infrared pump is broadened to an octave which supports a 1.9-cycle pulse duration. The proposed scheme displays a sophisticated platform of efficient high-field THz generation, single-shot THz measurement, and a broadband mid-infrared source which is naturally synchronized with the THz pulses.