Laser beam focusing by layered superconductor tuned by DC magnetic field

Abstract

We develop a theory of the propagation and focusing of the THz Gaussian laser beam through the layered superconductor slab of finite thickness in the presence of an external DC magnetic field in a nonlinear regime. We show that, in this case, focusing of radiation, which results from the specific nonlinearity of the medium, can be flexibly tuned by the external magnetic field providing a new way to control THz waves. We analytically study the main characteristics of the Gaussian beam, its waist, and the focusing distance as the functions of wave frequency, amplitude, and the external magnetic field. The results of analytic calculations are supported by the numerical simulation of the electromagnetic field distribution in the slab.