Terahertz emission from surface optical rectification in n-InAs

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5577, Issue PART 2, 2004, Pages 659-669

  Reid, M ^a   Fedosejevs, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

InAs; Optical Rectification; Surface Nonlinear Optics; Terahertz

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FUNCTIONS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LIGHT EMISSION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SAPPHIRE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; TITANIUM;

INAS; OPTICAL RECTIFICATION; SURFACE NONLINEAR OPTICS; TERAHERTZ;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 21944440538     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.567332     Document Type: Conference Paper

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