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Spectral Approach in the Analysis of Pulsed Terahertz Radiation

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We derive the spectral analogues of the Maxwell equations for describing the propagation of electromagnetic waves in linear and weakly nonlinear dielectric media, which can be useful for the THz spectroscopy of short pulses. We discuss the solutions of those equations for TM and TE polarized nonlinear waves. We obtain analytical solutions of these equations for the case of linear homogeneous isotropic and weakly nonlinear media, and also analyze the patterns of the Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction of single-cycle Gaussian THz pulses.

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This work was supported by grants SS-5707.2010.2, SC-16.513.11.3070 and SC-16.740.11.0459 in Russia, and the Australian Research Council in Australia.

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  1. St. Petersburg State University of Information Technology, Mechanics and Optics, St. Petersburg, 197101, Russia

    Anna A. Ezerskaya, Dmitry V. Ivanov, Sergey A. Kozlov & Yuri S. Kivshar

  2. Nonlinear Physics Center, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

    Yuri S. Kivshar

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Ezerskaya, A.A., Ivanov, D.V., Kozlov, S.A. et al. Spectral Approach in the Analysis of Pulsed Terahertz Radiation. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 33, 926–942 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-012-9907-9

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