@article{5873, author = {N. A. van Dantzig and P. C. M. Planken and H. J. Bakker}, title = {Far-infrared second-harmonic generation and pulse characterization with the organic salt DAST}, abstract = {We generated the second harmonics of pulses in the far-infrared region (30-55 mu m), using the organic salt dimethylamino-4-N-methylstilbazolium tosylate (DAST). We demonstrate that DAST can be used to characterize ultrashort pulses in a spectral region where no other materials are available. To illustrate the need for such characterizations, we show the effects of propagation through air on the shape of ultrashort far-infrared pulses. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.}, year = {1998}, journal = {Optics Letters}, volume = {23}, number = {6}, pages = {466-468}, month = {Mar 15}, isbn = {0146-9592}, doi = {10.1364/ol.23.000466}, language = {eng}, }