Finite pump-beam-size effects in optical pump-terahertz probe spectroscopy

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 139-141

  Dakovski, Georgi L ^a   Kubera, Brian ^a   Lan, Song ^a   Shan, Jie ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTORTION (WAVES); PROBES; RADIATION; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SPECTROSCOPY;

FINITE PUMP-BEAM-SIZE EFFECTS; OPTICAL PUMP-TERAHERTZ PROBE SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRAL DISTORTIONS;

OPTICAL PUMPING;

EID: 33644548646     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.000139     Document Type: Article

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