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We generate tunable narrowband THz radiation using BNA bonded to sapphire in tandem with a chirp and delay technique. Using a Ti:Sapphire laser, we test the limits of intense THz generation (0.1 to 5 THz).

 

We have improved the THz output and damage threshold of yellow organic THz generation crystals by fusing them to sapphire and using liquid crystals as index matching fluid to reduce reflective losses.

 

We present the optical and THz properties of highly efficient organic nonlinear optical crystals PNPA and MNA. These crystals outperform industry standards in broadband THz generation through optical rectification of IR light pulses.

 

The three‐dimensional (3D) physical aspects of ecosystems are intrinsically linked to ecological processes. Here, we describe structural diversity as the volumetric capacity, physical arrangement, and identity/traits of biotic components in an ecosystem. Despite being recognized in earlier ecological studies, structural diversity has been largely overlooked due to an absence of not only a theoretical foundation but also effective measurement tools. We present a framework for conceptualizing structural diversity and suggest how to facilitate its broader incorporation into ecological theory and practice. We also discuss how the interplay of genetic and environmental factors underpin structural diversity, allowing for a potentially unique synthetic approach to explain ecosystem function. A practical approach is then proposed in which scientists can test the ecological role of structural diversity at biotic–environmental interfaces, along with examples of structural diversity research and future directions for integrating structural diversity into ecological theory and management across scales. 

Nonlinear optical processes with THz frequency light have rarely been measured and characterized. Using 2D THz spectroscopy, we clearly observe THz-optical rectification and THz- second harmonic generation in a variety of materials.

 

We have improved the THz output and damage threshold of yellow organic THz generation crystals by fusing them to sapphire and using liquid crystals as index matching fluid to reduce reflective losses.

 

We discover, develop, and test new organic nonlinear optical crystals that produce intense pulses of terahertz radiation through a combination of data mining from Cambridge Structural Database and density functional theory calculations.