Zhang’s Terahertz Research Group

Zhang Lab Presents—Elden Grating

May 27, 2022

Why liquids prefer long optical pulses

April 24, 2020

A short report from SPIE news.

Generation of terahertz radiation from water enhanced using two-color laser excitation

December 24, 2018

Congratulations! Qi's paper is featured by the APL journal.  

Generating Terahertz Waves from Water

October 4, 2017

Scientists have generated terahertz waves from solids, plasmas and even water vapor—but, until now, not from liquid water, which strongly absorbs radiation in that frequency range. Researchers at a U.S. university have finally figured out the right setup for generating broadband terahertz radiation from liquid water excited by femtosecond laser pulses (Appl. Phys. Lett., doi:10.1063/1.4990824). 

Generating terahertz radiation from water makes 'the impossible, possible'

September 28, 2017

Generating broadband terahertz radiation from a microplasma in air

April 24, 2015

Researchers at the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics have shown that a laser-generated microplasma in air can be used as a source of broadband terahertz radiation.

New Website of Zhang's group has gone live!

August 6, 2013

The new website for the Zhang Research Group in the Institute of Optics has been built by Kang Liu.

Postdoctoral Researcher Bianca Jackson's work was covered by local medias

July 20, 2013

On sunday, July 21, WXXI’s Need to Know Rochester is scheduled to feature Institute of Optics postdoctoral researcher Bianca Jackson and her work using terahertz technology to uncover long-hidden elements of cultural history. The broadcast begins at 12:30 p.m. Read more about Jackson’s research in the latest issue of Rochester Review.