Measurement of Terahertz radiation from plasma antenna

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23540571
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Plasma science
• Research Institution: Utsunomiya University
• Principal Investigator: YUGAMI Noboru 宇都宮大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (60220521)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Keywords: テラヘルツ / レーザー / プラズマ / 電磁波 / 高電圧

Research Abstract

The plasma antenna forms by the ultra short laser pulse irradiation to the high-voltage applied electrodes in the gas. The current flows in the plasma and its rise time is expected to be same time scale of laser
pulse. The emitted radiation frequency is estimated in the order of THz regime.
In the experiments, we used nitrogen gas in the vacuum vessel, when laser pulse width is 120 fsec, we observed 0.08 THz radiation pulse in the frequency, moreover 0.3 THz radiation frequency was observed by using 30 fs laser pulse. The radiation frequency depends on the laser pulse width as expected by the theoretical model.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] A tapered parallel plate waveguide for frequency up-conversion of terahertz radiation (2012)
  • Author(s): A. Nishida, H. Kashiwazaki, S. Yoshida, T. Higashiguchi, N. Yugami, and R. Kodama
  • Journal Title: Rev . Sci. Instrum Volume: 83 Pages: 045104
• [Journal Article] Experimental observation of frequency up-conversion by flash ionization (2012)
  • Author(s): A. Nishida, N. Yugami, T. Higashiguchi, T. Otsuka, F. Suzuki, M. Nakata, Y. Sentoku and R. Kodama
  • Journal Title: Applied Phys. Lett Volume: 101 Pages: 161118
• [Journal Article] Microdischarge extreme ultraviolet source with alkali metal vapor for surface morphology application (2011)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Higashiguchi, Hiromitsu Terauchi, Takamitsu Otsuka, Mami Yamaguchi, Keisuke Kikuchi, Noboru Yugami, Toyohiko Y atagai, Wataru Sasaki, Rebekah D'Arcy , Padraig Dunne, and Gerry O'Sullivan
  • Journal Title: Journal of Applied Physics Volume: 109 Pages: 013301-1-013301-6
• [Journal Article] Spectral and temporal behavior of an alkali metal plasma extreme ultraviolet source for surface morphology applications (2011)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Higashiguchi, Mami Y amaguchi, T akamitsu Otsuka, Hiromitsu Terauchi, Noboru Yugami, T oyohiko Yatagai, Rebekah D'Arcy , Padraig Dunne, and Gerry O'Sullivan
  • Journal Title: Journal of Applied Physics Volume: 98 Pages: 091503-1-091503-3
• [Journal Article] Observation and numerical analysis of plasma parameters in a capillary discharge-produced plasma channel waveguide (2011)
  • Author(s): Hiromitsu Terauchi, Nadezhda Bobrova, Pavel Sasorov , Takashi Kikuchi, Toru Sasaki, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Noboru Yugami, and Ryosuke Kodama
  • Journal Title: Journal of Applied Physics Volume: 109 Pages: 053304-1-053304-7
• [Journal Article] Properties of a capillary discharge-produced argon plasma waveguide for shorter wavelength source application (2011)
  • Author(s): Shohei Sakai, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Nadezhda Bobrova, Pavel Sasorov , Jun Miyazawa, Noboru Yugami, Yasuhiko Sentoku, and Ryosuke Kodama
  • Journal Title: Review of Scientific Instruments Volume: 82 Pages: 103509-1-103509-4
• [Journal Article] Ion Acoustic Wave Steamers Excited by a Resonantly Signal Biased Mesh Antenna in an Inhomogeneous Plasma (2011)
  • Author(s): Md. Kamal-Al-Hassan, Mikhail Strarodubtsev , Hitendra K. Malik, Noboru Yugami, and Yasushi Nishida
  • Journal Title: IEEE trans. Plasma Sci Volume: 39 Pages: 1927
• [Journal Article] A 6.x nm beyond EUV source as a future lithography source
  • Author(s): Takamitsu Otsuka, Bowen Li, Colm O'Gorman, Thomas Cummins, Hao Tan, Deirdre Kilbane, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Noboru Yugami, Weihua Jiang, Akira Endo, Padraig Dunne, and Gerard D. O'Sullivan
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of SPIE Pages: 8322
• [Presentation] THz wave up-frequency turning by rapidly plasma creation (2011)
  • Author(s): Masahiro Nakata, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Noboru Yugami, Yasuhiko Sentoku, and Ryosuke Kodama
  • Organizer: SPIE Optics and Photonics
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego
  • Year and Date: 20110000
• [Presentation] Tunable terahertz radiation from an ultrashort-laser-pulse-induced discharge in biased air (2011)
  • Author(s): Fuminori Suzuki, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Hiroaki Anno-Kashiwazaki, Noboru Yugami, Yasuhiko Sentoku, Ryosuke Kodama, and Patric Muggli
  • Organizer: SPIE Optics and Photonics
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego
  • Year and Date: 20110000
• [Presentation] Scaling of laser produced plasma UTA emission down to 3nm for next generation lithography and short wavelength imaging (2011)
  • Author(s): Akira Endo, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Takamitsu Otsuka, Noboru Yugami, Padraig Dunne, Bowen Li, Thomas Cummins, Colm O'Gorman, Tony Donnelly , and Gerry O'Sullivan
  • Organizer: SPIE Optics and Photonics
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego
  • Year and Date: 20110000