Terahertz demultiplexing by a single-shot time-to-space conversion using a film of squarylium dye J aggregates

We applied time-to-space conversion using femtosecond nonlinear-optical response of squarylium-dye (SQ) J-aggregates film. A pump pulse and a train of four probe pulses were illuminated on the same area (10 mm phi) of the film in direction of oblique and normal to the film plane, respectively. Due to the oblique illumination, the pump pulse met probe pulses (interval time: 1 ps) at separate places. The film picked out part of each probe pulse by its transmittance change, which was observed for a transmitted image of spatially separated four lines. Response time of the SQ J aggregates is enough for the single-shot 1 THz demultiplexing. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)01030-5].