Figure 1
From: High-resolution imaging enabled by 100-kW-peak-power parametric source at 5.7 THz

Schematic of the high-power THz parametric source using KTP as the gain crystal. The system consists of (a) a parametric amplifier (PA) for generating a strong Stokes pulse and (b) a subsequent difference frequency generator (DFG) for mixing the pump and Stokes pulses to generate high-power THz radiation. The pump pulses are generated by an amplified, passively Q-switched, single-longitudinal-mode laser at 1064 nm.