Near-field perturbation of laser filament enabling simultaneous far-field THz diagnosis and broadband calculus processing
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| author | Zhao, Jiayu Tian, Yifu Yuan, Linlin Yang, Jiajun Li, Xiaofeng Lao, Li Shkurinov, Alexander Peng, Yan Zhu, Yiming |
| author_facet | Zhao, Jiayu Tian, Yifu Yuan, Linlin Yang, Jiajun Li, Xiaofeng Lao, Li Shkurinov, Alexander Peng, Yan Zhu, Yiming |
| contents | Terahertz (THz) wave manipulation based on laser filaments-plasma channels formed by femtosecond laser-induced air ionization-has emerged as a promising platform for free-space THz applications. However, in-situ characterization of the spatially confined THz modes within filaments faces significant challenges due to the plasma's ultra-high intensity, which not only hinders direct near-field probing but also limits reliance on indirect far-field reconstruction. Here, we introduce a non-invasive near-field modulation scheme where a metal plate approaches the filament at submillimeter distances (comparable to THz wavelengths), perturbing the dielectric environment to convert the symmetric annular THz mode into an asymmetric state. This controlled transition enables far-field detection of broadband calculus behaviors (first- and second-order differentiation/integration) on time-domain THz waveforms and characteristic spectral transfer functions with 1/f, 1/f^2, f or f^2 dependency (where f is the THz frequency), thereby diagnosing the near-field THz mode confinement. Hence, the proposed approach synergizes near-field modulation efficiency with far-field detection robustness, advancing fundamental understanding of plasma-THz interactions and enabling novel all-optical signal processing for filament-based THz technologies. |
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| spellingShingle | Near-field perturbation of laser filament enabling simultaneous far-field THz diagnosis and broadband calculus processing Zhao, Jiayu Tian, Yifu Yuan, Linlin Yang, Jiajun Li, Xiaofeng Lao, Li Shkurinov, Alexander Peng, Yan Zhu, Yiming Optics Plasma Physics Terahertz (THz) wave manipulation based on laser filaments-plasma channels formed by femtosecond laser-induced air ionization-has emerged as a promising platform for free-space THz applications. However, in-situ characterization of the spatially confined THz modes within filaments faces significant challenges due to the plasma's ultra-high intensity, which not only hinders direct near-field probing but also limits reliance on indirect far-field reconstruction. Here, we introduce a non-invasive near-field modulation scheme where a metal plate approaches the filament at submillimeter distances (comparable to THz wavelengths), perturbing the dielectric environment to convert the symmetric annular THz mode into an asymmetric state. This controlled transition enables far-field detection of broadband calculus behaviors (first- and second-order differentiation/integration) on time-domain THz waveforms and characteristic spectral transfer functions with 1/f, 1/f^2, f or f^2 dependency (where f is the THz frequency), thereby diagnosing the near-field THz mode confinement. Hence, the proposed approach synergizes near-field modulation efficiency with far-field detection robustness, advancing fundamental understanding of plasma-THz interactions and enabling novel all-optical signal processing for filament-based THz technologies. |
| title | Near-field perturbation of laser filament enabling simultaneous far-field THz diagnosis and broadband calculus processing |
| topic | Optics Plasma Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01215 |