Soliton mode of terahertz radiation generation using picosecond laser pulses with tilted wave fronts

Abstract

Abstract The soliton-like mode for highly efficient generation of terahertz radiation in a quadratically nonlinear medium by means of optical pulses with tilted wave fronts is investigated. For optical and terahertz pulses, a system of the Zakharov–Boussinesq type equations describing the process of generation at arbitrary angles of the tilt of wave fronts is derived. Various cases of the soliton generation are analyzed. It is shown that the tilt of wave fronts is fundamental for the formation of the optical-terahertz solitons of a new type, which we call dispersionless solitons.