Analogues of nonlinear optics using terahertz Josephson plasma waves in layered superconductors

Nature Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 521-525

  Savel'ev, Sergey ^a,b   Rakhmanov, A L ^a,c   Yampol'skii, V A ^a,d   Nori, Franco ^a,e  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ELECTRODYNAMICS   (Russian Federation)

^d A USIKOV INSTITUTE OF RADIO PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS   (Ukraine)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

JOSEPHSON PLASMAS; LAYERED SUPERCONDUCTOR; TERA HERTZ;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

EID: 33746755266     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys358     Document Type: Article

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