Observation of conical emission from DC-biased filament at 10 THz

The terahertz (THz) radiation emitted by an air-based femtosecond filament biased by a static electric field is known to have on-axis shape and relatively low frequency spectrum in contrast to the unbiased single-color and two-color schemes. Here, we measure the THz emission of a 15-kV/cm-biased filament in air produced by a 740-nm, 1.8-mJ, 90-fs pulse and demonstrate that a flat-top on-axis THz angular distribution of the emission at 0.5-1 THz transforms into a contrast ring-shaped one at 10 THz. (c) 2023 Optica Publishing Group

Automated summary

The terahertz radiation emitted by a biased air-based femtosecond filament has a different shape and frequency spectrum compared to the unbiased single-color and two-color schemes. The on-axis THz angular distribution at 0.5-1 THz transforms from a flat-top to a ring-shaped one at 10 THz when generated by a 15-kV/cm-biased filament in air produced by a 740-nm, 1.8-mJ, 90-fs pulse.