Modeling a broadband terahertz system based on an electro-optic polymer emitter-sensor pair

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1338-1347

  Zheng, Xuemei ^a   McLaughlin, Colin V ^a   Leahy Hoppa, Megan R ^a   Sinyukov, Alexander M ^a   Hayden, L Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND NETWORKS; ELECTROOPTICAL MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC FILMS;

BROADBAND TETRAHERTZ SYSTEM; ELECTRO-OPTIC EMITTER SENSOR PAIR; LASER SPECTRAL BANDWIDTH; OPTICAL RECTIFICATION; PULSE DISTORTION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33749607777     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.001338     Document Type: Article

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