Abstract

We achieved noise-free terahertz (THz)-wave output from an injection-seeded THz-wave parametric generator (is-TPG) employing high-power injection seeding. A conventional is-TPG uses a weak continuous-wave (CW) seed beam. The position in which broadband noise is generated (via spontaneous parametric down-conversion) and the position of the THz signal overlap. Thus, the output features broadband TPG noise, reducing the signal-to-noise ratio. To solve this problem, we shifted the position in which the THz signal is generated to the front of the crystal; we separated the signal from broadband TPG noise using a high-powered, pulsed seed beam that was 10⁷-fold more powerful than the CW seed beam. Thus, we extracted only the THz signal; we achieved a noise-free is-TPG. This system features a signal-to-noise ratio of 95 dB, approximately 40 dB better than the signal-to-noise ratio of the conventional system.

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