Abstract
By exploiting velocity mismatch, we show that optical rectification can generate radially polarized THz pulses. A compact system is implemented using <001> cut ZnTe pumped by an ultrafast Yb-doped parabolic fiber amplifier.
© 2007 Optical Society of America
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