High-power source of THz radiation based on orientation-patterned GaAs pumped by a fiber laser

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 4439-4444

  Imeshev, G ^a   Fermann, M E ^a   Vodopyanov, K L ^b   Fejer, M M ^b   Yu, X ^c   Harris, J S ^c   Bliss, D ^d   Lynch, C ^d  

^a IMRA AMERICA INC   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Air Force Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FIBER LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

FEMTOSECOND LASERS; GAAS TECHNOLOGIES; WAVE PACKETS;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 33646550526     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.004439     Document Type: Article

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