{"id":106,"date":"2023-01-17T17:52:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T17:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2023-02-12T17:44:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T22:44:57","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THz Liquid Photonics<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.wdev.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gasvswater-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gasvswater-2.png 580w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gasvswater-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gasvswater-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gasvswater-2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Plasma inside a thin liquid water line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ezgif.com-gif-maker.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3222\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Plasma inside a thin liquid nitrogen line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The four fundamental states of matter include solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. In the field of THz research, THz radiation generating from solids, gases, and plasmas has been well demonstrated and studied for decades. Yet, the generation of THz waves from liquid, especially liquid water or its plasma, is rarely discussed due to water&#8217;s extremely strong absorption across the THz frequency range. After yearslong study and experiment, our lab has found a way to generate broadband THz waves inside liquids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/publications-on-thz-liquid-photonics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More Publications on THz Liquid Photonics<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THz Air Photonics<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/microplasma-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/microplasma-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/microplasma-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/microplasma-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A micro-plasma generated by focusing a femtosecond laser using a high-NA objective in air.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most used THz generation schemes is the air-plasma generation. It is achieved by focusing a high-intensity femtosecond laser in air. It has been proved that the use of air, instead of nonlinear crystals or ultrafast antennas, as both the emitter and the sensor lead to development of THz systems with unprecedented broad bandwidth and high peak electric field with application in imaging, linear and nonlinear material characterization. Moreover, using this techniques, remote generation and detection of THz waves is feasible, therefore one can envision standoff detection of threat or hazardous substances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/publications-on-thz-air-photonics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More Publications on THz Air Photonics<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THz Liquid Photonics The four fundamental states of matter include solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. In the field of THz research, THz radiation generating from solids, gases, and plasmas has been well demonstrated and studied for decades. Yet, the generation of THz waves from liquid, especially liquid water or its plasma, is rarely discussed due &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/research\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Research&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-106","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5882,"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions\/5882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}