Efficient, broadband terahertz detection through electro-optic sampling is an enabling technology for numerous applications, including time-resolved spectroscopy of condensed matter systems and fundamental investigations of the quantum vacuum. The technique is inherently sensitive, but ultimately limited by the intrinsic optical properties of the known nonlinear crystals. In this study the authors imprint a phase grating on the surface of a nonlinear crystal, to define a noncollinear detection geometry inside the crystal. This surface grating allows improved phase-matching conditions, which lead to a doubling of detection bandwidth and efficiency.
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