Broadband Single-Shot THz Sampling Using Reflection Gratings

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Hauptverfasser: Wu, Chih-Chieh, Buzzi, Michele, Cavalleri, Andrea
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author Wu, Chih-Chieh
Buzzi, Michele
Cavalleri, Andrea
author_facet Wu, Chih-Chieh
Buzzi, Michele
Cavalleri, Andrea
contents Single-shot electro-optic sampling (EOS) is a powerful method enabling the measurement of weak terahertz signals that would otherwise require prohibitively long acquisition times. This is generally achieved by encoding the EOS time delay into a spatial, angular, or frequency coordinate. In general, this technique operates well up to 3 THz but becomes more challenging for larger bandwidths, due to dispersion and imaging imperfections. Here, we demonstrate a reliable angular-encoding single shot EOS implementation that reaches frequencies beyond 6 THz. Diffraction simulations are used to design the experimental setup and adapt this technique to commercial reflection gratings, removing the need for custom-built echelon mirrors. Furthermore, we show that, contrary to earlier reports, group delay dispersion from angular dispersion does not reduce the bandwidth of single-shot EOS.
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spellingShingle Broadband Single-Shot THz Sampling Using Reflection Gratings
Wu, Chih-Chieh
Buzzi, Michele
Cavalleri, Andrea
Optics
Instrumentation and Detectors
Single-shot electro-optic sampling (EOS) is a powerful method enabling the measurement of weak terahertz signals that would otherwise require prohibitively long acquisition times. This is generally achieved by encoding the EOS time delay into a spatial, angular, or frequency coordinate. In general, this technique operates well up to 3 THz but becomes more challenging for larger bandwidths, due to dispersion and imaging imperfections. Here, we demonstrate a reliable angular-encoding single shot EOS implementation that reaches frequencies beyond 6 THz. Diffraction simulations are used to design the experimental setup and adapt this technique to commercial reflection gratings, removing the need for custom-built echelon mirrors. Furthermore, we show that, contrary to earlier reports, group delay dispersion from angular dispersion does not reduce the bandwidth of single-shot EOS.
title Broadband Single-Shot THz Sampling Using Reflection Gratings
topic Optics
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13467