Electro-optic detection of terahertz radiation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1204-1212

  Gallot, G ^a   Grischkowsky, D ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BANDWIDTH; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELLIPSOMETRY; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

TERAHERTZ ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION;

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS;

EID: 0033244288     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.001204     Document Type: Article

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