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High-efficiency terahertz generation combined with cavity phase matching and quasi-phase matching

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High-efficiency terahertz generation by difference frequency generation (DFG) combined with cavity phase matching (CPM) and quasi-phase matching (QPM) is predicted in this paper. Numerical simulations show that the power conversion efficiency can reach a maximum value of 1.63%, which corresponds to a photon conversion efficiency of 66%. The efficiency is increased by ~ 102 times when compared with the DFG based on CPM or QPM. This phase matching method is expected to become a substitute for a single CPM or QPM.

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The research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, No. 11664017) and Science and Technology Project funded by Provincial Department of Education (No. GJJ160305).

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    Shijia Zeng, Fangsen **e & Zhiming Rao

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Zeng, S., **e, F. & Rao, Z. High-efficiency terahertz generation combined with cavity phase matching and quasi-phase matching. J Opt 48, 129–133 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12596-019-00511-7

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