Terahertz waveform synthesis via optical rectification of shaped ultrafast laser pulses

Optics Express

Volumn 11, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2486-2496

  Ahn, J ^a   Efimov, A V ^a   Averitt, R D ^a   Taylor, A J ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LIGHT MODULATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

FOURIER FILTERS; PULSE SHAPING; ULTRAFAST NONLINEAR OPTICS; ZERO AREA PULSE;

ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

EID: 2942735158     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.11.002486     Document Type: Article

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