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Yoshida, Fumiko; Nagashima, Keisuke; Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Ochi, Yoshihiro; Maruyama, Momoko; Sugiyama, Akira
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 55(1), p.012201_1 - 012201_5, 2016/01
Times Cited Count：6 Percentile：28.86(Physics, Applied)Ochi, Yoshihiro; Nagashima, Keisuke; Maruyama, Momoko; Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Yoshida, Fumiko; Kono, Nanase; Mori, Michiaki; Sugiyama, Akira
Optics Express (Internet), 23(11), p.15057 - 15064, 2015/06
Times Cited Count：25 Percentile：78.29(Optics)We have developed a 1 kHz repetition picosecond laser system dedicated for intense terahertz (THz) pulse generation. The system comprises a chirped pulse amplification laser equipped with a Yb:YAG thin-disk amplifier. At room temperature, the Yb:YAG thin-disk regenerative amplifier provides pulses having energy of over 10 mJ and spectral bandwidth of 1.2 nm. The pulse duration achieved after passage through a diffraction grating pair compressor was 1.3 ps. By employing this picosecond laser as a pump source, THz pulses having a peak frequency of 0.3 THz and 4 
J of energy were generated by means of optical rectification in an Mg-doped LiNbO
crystal.
Tsubouchi, Masaaki
Shototsu, 12(2), p.36 - 54, 2015/03
A novel design for a contact grating device with an incorporated Fabry-Perot resonator is proposed for high-power terahertz light (THz) generation. We deposited a multilayer consisting of Ta
O
and AlO on a magnesium-doped stoichiometric LiNbO substrate and fabricated grating grooves on the outermost layer. The multilayer was designed such that conditions for a Fabry-Perot resonator were satisfied for light diffracted by the grating. Consequently, the diffraction efficiency was enhanced by the resonator. The diffraction efficiency of the fabricated device was 71%. THz light generation was also demonstrated with the contact grating device.
Tanaka, Momoko; Ochi, Yoshihiro; Kosuge, Atsushi; Okada, Hajime; Mori, Michiaki; Kiriyama, Hiromitsu; Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Nagashima, Keisuke
JAEA-Conf 2014-001, p.32 - 33, 2014/09
We have constructed a high power kHz laser system using Yb:YAG thin-disk as a gain medium for a driver laser of THz wave generation. A 4-bounce regenerative amplifier is constructed and output energy up to 10 mJ is obtained. Using compressed pulse, we demonstrated THz wave generation with LiNbO crystal.
Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Nagashima, Keisuke; Yoshida, Fumiko; Ochi, Yoshihiro; Maruyama, Momoko
Optics Letters, 39(18), p.5439 - 5442, 2014/09
Times Cited Count：36 Percentile：85.94(Optics)A novel design for a contact grating device with an incorporated Fabry-Perot resonator is proposed for high-power terahertz light (THz) generation. We deposited a multilayer consisting of TaO and AlO on a magnesium-doped stoichiometric LiNbO substrate and fabricated grating grooves on the outermost layer. The multilayer was designed such that conditions for a Fabry-Perot resonator were satisfied for light diffracted by the grating. Consequently, the fraction of light transmitted into the LiNbO substrate, i.e., the diffraction efficiency, was enhanced by the resonator. The diffraction efficiency of the fabricated device was 71%, which is close to the calculated value of 78% from the optimized design. THz light generation was also demonstrated with the contact grating device. The THz output of 0.41 microJ was obtained using NIR pump light of 2.7 mJ.
Kondo, Masato*; Tsubouchi, Masaaki
Optics Express (Internet), 22(12), p.14135 - 14147, 2014/06
Times Cited Count：18 Percentile：67.93(Optics)We investigated liquid-sheet jets with controllable thickness for application to terahertz (THz) spectroscopy. Slit-type and colliding-jet nozzles were used to generate optically flat liquid jets. The thickness of the liquid sheet was determined precisely by spectral interference and THz time-domain-spectroscopy methods. By adjusting the collision angle of the colliding-jet nozzle, we could control the thickness of the liquid sheet from 50 to 120 m.
Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Kumada, Takayuki
Optics Express (Internet), 20(27), p.28500 - 28506, 2012/12
Times Cited Count：5 Percentile：27.87(Optics)A high-efficiency etalon operated in the terahertz (THz) frequency region has been proposed to generate a THz pulse train. To achieve high-conversion efficiency to the pulse train, an optical shutter is employed in this etalon. The etalon is composed of a silicon (Si) plate as an input coupler and an indium-tin-oxide (ITO)-coated glass plate as an output coupler. After THz light is introduced into the etalon through the Si plate, the optical shutter pulse irradiates the Si surface to generate a photoconductive layer that acts as a highly reflective mirror for THz light. A THz pulse train and its comb-shaped spectrum have been realized by the use of the proposed etalon with the optical shutter. A finesse F of 9.04 was achieved at the spectral range of 75 GHz in this etalon.
Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Nagai, Masaya*; Oshima, Yasuhiro*
Optics Letters, 37(17), p.3528 - 3530, 2012/09
Times Cited Count：18 Percentile：64.71(Optics)A novel technique for the terahertz (THz) tomography of a photo-induced carrier that is based on optical-pump THz-probe time-resolved reflection spectroscopy using counter-propagation geometry of the pump and probe pulses has been proposed. Transient reflection due to the photo-induced carrier provides information about the physical properties and spatial distribution separately. We have experimentally demonstrated this method using a silicon wafer. The obtained complex reflection can be reproduced by the exact solution of Maxwell's equations, assuming an exponential distribution of the photo-induced carrier density.
Akagi, Hiroshi; Itakura, Ryuji; Otobe, Tomohito; Kumada, Takayuki; Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Yokoyama, Atsushi
JAEA-Conf 2011-001, p.40 - 43, 2011/03
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Yokoyama, Keiichi; Matsuoka, Leo; Kasajima, Tatsuya; Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Yokoyama, Atsushi
Proceedings of 5th Asian Symposium on Intense Laser Science (ASILS-5), p.113 - 119, 2009/05
The current status of the fundamental research for the quantum control conducted at Kansai Photon Science Institute are reported. In particular, the experimental studies on vibrational control of diatomic molecules, the nitrogen molecules and the iodine molecules, and the theoretical study on the rotational control of the diatomic molecule, the cesium iodide molecule (CsI), are introduced. For the study of vibrational control of N, the vibration selective excitation with extremely broadband white light pulses is demonstrated by tuning the time interval of a linearly chirped white light pulse pair. For the study of vibrational control of I, the direction control of stimulated impulsive Raman transition is demonstrated by changing the sign of the chirp rate. For the study of rotational control of CsI, the isotope-selective population distribution transfer is demonstrated numerically using frequency comb in the terahertz-wave region.
Yokoyama, Keiichi; Matsuoka, Leo; Akagi, Hiroshi; Kasajima, Tatsuya; Tsubouchi, Masaaki
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Pure rotational transition shows evenly spaced line spectra, the rotational comb, when the molecule is diatomic and has a closed-shell electronic structure. Let us consider irradiating an optical frequency comb tuned to the rotational comb. We studied numerically the dynamics of the molecular rotation in such a irradiation. As a result, the dynamics was found to obey the diffusion equation within the quantum mechanics. Also, we found that an isotope-selective excitation based on this scheme is a novel example of coherent control effective even at high temperature.
Kondo, Masato; Oshima, Yasuhiro*; Tsubouchi, Masaaki
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Yokoyama, Keiichi; Matsuoka, Leo; Kasajima, Tatsuya; Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Hashimoto, Masashi
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Recent progress in laser science enables us precise manipulation of molecules by taking advantages of the wave nature of matter. These techniques are called coherent quantum control. Using coherent quantum control, a breakthrough in laser isotope separation may be realized. Actually, we proposed a novel scheme of isotope selective excitation, which is based on cascaded excitation of rotation in diatomic molecules. A numerical simulation done by solving a coupled Schroedinger equation for the cesium iodide molecule has shown that the separation factor reaches three orders of magnitude higher than that by the conventional scheme. The current status of the experimental demonstration undergoing in our institute will be introduced.
Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Yokoyama, Atsushi; Nagai, Masaya*; Oshima, Yasuhiro*
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Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Kumada, Takayuki
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We have introduced a novel etalon device for THz laser pulses to generate THz laser pulse trains. The etalon usually consists of a pair of the high reflective mirrors. Therefore, a large amount of input light is reflected by the input mirror, and cannot be transferred to the pulse train efficiently. We have solved this intrinsic problem of the etalon by using an optical switch. Our THz etalon consists of a thin silicon (Si) plate as an input coupler and a glass coated by the indium tin oxide (ITO) as an output coupler. The Si plate is transparent for THz light, and the ITO membrane strongly reflects it. After the THz pulse transmits the Si plate, the Si is irradiated by a UV light pulse to generate the plasma sheet which strongly reflects the THz light. The UV light operates as an optical switch which traps the THz pulse in the etalon cavity. The small portions of THz light are transmitted through ITO in each round trip, and form the pulse train.
Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Yokoyama, Keiichi; Sugiyama, Akira
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Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Kumada, Takayuki
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Arbitrary pulse shaping in THz region is required for the application of THz laser pulses. In this study, we developed the etalon operated in the THz region as one of the basic technologies for the pulse shaping. The etalon is composed by the thin silicon plate and the glass coated by the indium tin oxide. After the THz pulse is introduced in the etalon, the silicon is irradiated by UV light pulse to generate plasma sheet on the silicon surface. The plasma sheet operates as the optical switch which traps the THz pulse in the etalon. We realized the THz pulse train with extremely high efficiency by employing our etalon with optical switch.
Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Kumada, Takayuki
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We have introduced a novel etalon device for THz laser pulses to generate THz laser pulse trains. The etalon usually consists of a pair of the high reflective mirrors. Therefore, a large amount of input light is reflected by the input mirror, and cannot be transferred to the pulse train efficiently. We have solved this intrinsic problem of the etalon by using an optical switch. Our THz etalon consists of a thin silicon (Si) plate as an input coupler and a glass coated by the indium tin oxide (ITO) as an output coupler. The Si plate is transparent for THz light, and the ITO membrane strongly reflects it. After the THz pulse transmits the Si plate, the Si is irradiated by a UV light pulse to generate the plasma sheet which strongly reflects the THz light. The UV light operates as an optical switch which traps the THz pulse in the etalon cavity. The small portions of THz light are transmitted through ITO in each round trip, and form the pulse train. In this study, we have demonstrated the THz etalon, and efficiently obtained the THz pulse trains which have comb-shaped spectra.
Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Nagai, Masaya*; Oshima, Yasuhiro*
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We have proposed a novel technique for the THz tomography of photo-induced carriers based on optical-pump THz-probe reflection spectroscopy with the counter-propagated pump and probe pulses. We have experimentally demonstrated it with silicon. The obtained complex reflection can be reproduced by the exact solution of Maxwell's equations.
Tsubouchi, Masaaki; Nagai, Masaya*; Oshima, Yasuhiro*
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We have proposed a novel technique for the THz tomography of photo-induced carrier based on the optical-pump THz-probe reflection spectroscopy with the counter-propagated pump and probe pulses. We have experimentally demonstrated it with silicon. The obtained complex reflection can be reproduced by the exact solution of the Maxwell equations.
