Generation and detection of terahertz radiation by using ultrafast photoconductive antennas

Journal of the Communications Research Laboratory

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-162

  Tani, Masahiko ^a   Matsuura, Shuji ^b   Sakai, Kiyomi ^b  

^a National Institute of Information and Communications Technology   (Japan)

^b Laboratory for Quantum Electronics

Author keywords

Coherent time domain; Femtosecond laser; Low temperature grown GaAs; Photomixing; Spectroscopy; Terahertz radiation; Ultrafast photoconductive antenna

Indexed keywords

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; LASER PULSES; PHOTOCONDUCTING DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

FEMTOSECOND LASERS; PHOTOMIXING; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; ULTRAFAST PHOTOCONDUCTIVE ANTENNA;

ANTENNA RADIATION;

EID: 0030181151     PISSN: 09149260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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