In the widely-studied two-color laser scheme for terahertz (THz) radiation
from a gas, the frequency ratio of the two lasers is usually fixed at
ω2/ω1=1:2. We investigate THz generation with uncommon frequency
ratios. Our experiments show, for the first time, efficient THz generation with
new ratios of ω2/ω1=1:4 and 2:3. We observe that the THz
polarization can be adjusted by rotating the longer-wavelength laser
polarization and the polarization adjustment becomes inefficient by rotating
the other laser polarization; the THz energy shows similar scaling laws with
different frequency ratios. These observations are inconsistent with multi-wave
mixing theory, but support the gas-ionization model. This study pushes the
development of the two-color scheme and provides a new dimension to explore the
long-standing problem of the THz generation mechanism.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure