All-optoelectronic terahertz system using low-temperature-grown InGaAs photomixers

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 9639-9644

  Baker, C ^a   Gregory, I S ^a   Evans, M J ^a   Tribe, W R ^a   Linfield, E H ^b   Missous, M ^c  

^a TERAVIEW LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

FIBER-OPTIC EXCITATION; HOMODYNE DETECTORS; TERAHERTZ PHOTOMIXING;

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

EID: 27744446283     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.009639     Document Type: Article

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