Strong enhancement of terahertz radiation from semiconductor surfaces using MgO hemispherical lens coupler

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-193

  Nakajima, M ^a   Uchida, K ^b   Tani, M ^b   Hangyo, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LENSES; LIGHT REFLECTION; MAGNESIA; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRASHORT PULSES; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

LENS COUPLERS; RADIATION PROCESS; TERAHERTZ RADIATIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 3242876016     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1772861     Document Type: Article

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