Enhancement in the spectral irradiance of photoconducting terahertz emitters by chirped-pulse mixing

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1455-1467

  Weling, Aniruddha S ^a   Heinz, Tony F ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 0033463730     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.001455     Document Type: Article

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